Asia (excluding high income countries) vs Tonga: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 28 - International trade

Asia (excluding high income countries)
84 Percentage of merchandise value
in 2020
Tonga
160.59 Percentage of merchandise value
in 2017
Asia (excluding high income countries) rank
31st
Tonga rank
33rd

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 28 - International trade over time

  • Asia (excluding high income countries)
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 160.59 Percentage of merchandise value against 84 Percentage of merchandise value in Asia (excluding high income countries), a difference of 76.59 Percentage of merchandise value.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.9 times Asia (excluding high income countries)'s.

Across all 18 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

Asia (excluding high income countries) ranks 31st and Tonga ranks 33rd of 46 regions.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Asia (excluding high income countries) Tonga Difference Ahead
2000s 81.55 Percentage of merchandise value 180.78 Percentage of merchandise value 99.23 Percentage of merchandise value Tonga
2010s 84.12 Percentage of merchandise value 153.92 Percentage of merchandise value 69.79 Percentage of merchandise value Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade, Asia (excluding high income countries) or Tonga?
Tonga, at 160.59 Percentage of merchandise value against 84 Percentage of merchandise value in Asia (excluding high income countries) as of 2017.
What is the difference in africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade between Asia (excluding high income countries) and Tonga?
76.59 Percentage of merchandise value, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Asia (excluding high income countries) and Tonga?
18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do Asia (excluding high income countries) and Tonga rank globally for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 28 - international trade?
Asia (excluding high income countries) ranks 31st and Tonga ranks 33rd of 46 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 28 - International trade costs — Average cost of trade within continent, manufactured goods. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 28 - International trade costs — Average cost of trade within continent, manufactured goods
Unit
Percentage of merchandise value
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
231 places, 4,559 data points, 2000–2020
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 28 shows the average cost of importing and exporting goods calculated as a percentage of the value of goods traded, broken down by the origin and destination of the trade, whether it is with bordering countries, with countries in the same region, or the same continent.