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Tonga — Trade & Compliance

Tonga's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

2
trade agreements
7
cargo treaties
10.84%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupUpper middle income
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Tonga beyond logistics?
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1Gambia38.4%
  2. 2New Zealand15.8%
  3. 3USA12.8%
  4. 4Australia10.3%
  5. 5Fiji6.1%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1China23.5%
  2. 2Fiji23.5%
  3. 3New Zealand22.4%
  4. 4Australia8.7%
  5. 5Japan5.6%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils38.4%
  2. 2Vegetables20.5%
  3. 3Fish & seafood7.3%
  4. 4Machinery & mechanical appliances6.1%
  5. 5Oil seeds3.1%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils18.2%
  2. 2Meat8.7%
  3. 3Electrical machinery7.9%
  4. 4Vehicles6.8%
  5. 5Machinery & mechanical appliances6.2%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1Gambia+38.39pp
  2. 2Fiji+5.75pp
  3. 3New Zealand+3.47pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1USA−16.75pp
  2. 2Australia−9.30pp
  3. 3Belgium−8.54pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils+38.39pp
  2. 2Printed books, newspapers+2.98pp
  3. 3Optical/medical instruments+2.29pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Fish & seafood−13.82pp
  2. 2Oil seeds−11.80pp
  3. 3Copper−9.19pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is inCEPII BACI · 2024

Preferential Trade Agreements

Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA)2003
FTAGoods
South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (SPARTECA)1981
PSAGoods
World Bank DTA · 2 trade agreements in force

International Cargo Treaties

  • Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
    Party · 2000176 ratifications
  • Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks. New York, 4 August 1995
    Party · 1996107 ratifications
  • Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles. New York, 4 June 1954
    Party · 197790 ratifications
  • Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring. New York, 4 June 1954
    Party · 197787 ratifications
  • Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material. New York, 4 June 1954
    Party · 197780 ratifications
  • Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone. Geneva, 29 April 1958
    Party · 197174 ratifications
  • International Convention to Facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising Material. Geneva, 7 November 1952
    Party · 197765 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 7 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
TOP
Pa’anga
ISO numeric 7762 minor units
ISO 4217
MFN applied tariff
10.84%
simple average (2022)
World Bank WDI

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Coconuts, in shell
69.1K t
FAOSTAT · 2024
Energy production
Primary energy production
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 38 commodities trackedfull lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0
TradeWorld Bank Deep Trade Agreements (DTA)
cc-by-4.0
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)
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