Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Tonga
Tonga: Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status was 4.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Tonga is 4.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Tonga peaked at 6.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2019.
That places Tonga 93rd out of 236 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.2% | — |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +14.9% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | -33.7% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 4.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -14.4% |
| 2020 | 3.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +16.4% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | -0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 4.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.5%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 4.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.1%, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -33.7% | 6.3% | 4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 3.7% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.7% | 4.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More development goals data for Tonga
- Red List Index 0.7501 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 58.77 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 286.2 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 5 (2025)
- Infant deaths 19 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Tonga?
- Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status in Tonga was 4.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2019.
- How does Tonga rank for average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status?
- Tonga ranks 93rd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average tariff applied by developed countries, preferential status, by type of product (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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