Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Tonga
Tonga: Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff was 86.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Tonga, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Tonga stood at 86.4%.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Tonga peaked at 90.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 2017.
That places Tonga 16th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 82.4% | — |
| 2010 | 75.6% | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 81.5% | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 79.7% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 74.3% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 80.0% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 83.7% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 90.4% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 85.4% | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 86.4% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.4% | 82.4% | 82.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 77.8% | 73.0% | 83.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 80.0% | 90.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More infrastructure data for Tonga
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 64,838 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 61.73 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,280 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0312 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -69.7 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3,280 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6173 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Tonga?
- Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff in Tonga was 86.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 2017.
- How does Tonga rank for proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff?
- Tonga ranks 16th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).