Share of imports that come from China in Tonga
Tonga: Share of imports that come from China was 13.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Tonga, 1979–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 13.1% for share of imports that come from china in 2025.
The figure is up 56.0% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Tonga peaked at 13.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1999.
That places Tonga 118th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1.4% | — |
| 1980 | 1.6% | +17.1% |
| 1981 | 1.2% | -23.6% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | +35.6% |
| 1983 | 1.2% | -24.6% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | +43.0% |
| 1985 | 1.2% | -30.4% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | +13.8% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | +12.7% |
| 1988 | 3.8% | +140.3% |
| 1989 | 1.3% | -65.1% |
| 1990 | 1.5% | +9.7% |
| 1991 | 1.8% | +25.2% |
| 1992 | 5.2% | +184.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -91.5% |
| 2000 | 1.8% | +315.3% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | -41.4% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +211.7% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -21.7% |
| 2004 | 6.3% | +141.2% |
| 2005 | 3.7% | -41.8% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +30.8% |
| 2007 | 6.2% | +29.5% |
| 2008 | 4.3% | -31.6% |
| 2009 | 5.1% | +19.4% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +26.5% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -13.4% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +37.1% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +27.1% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | -23.5% |
| 2018 | 9.6% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +28.6% |
| 2022 | 13.1% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -16.4% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | -23.5% |
| 2025 | 13.1% | +56.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 13.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.5%, 71% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 13.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.4%, 50% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +315.3% | 0.4% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.2% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 0.4% | 5.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 1.1% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 5.3% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 8.4% | 13.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More economy & growth data for Tonga
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -38.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.3875 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0382 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 250.19 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.3665 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0279 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 182.69 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Tonga?
- Share of imports that come from china in Tonga was 13.1% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1999.
- How does Tonga rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Tonga ranks 118th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.