Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Tonga
Tonga: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products was 6.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Tonga, 2009–2022
Source: World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 6.4% for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in 2022.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Tonga peaked at 6.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2009.
Tonga ranks 70th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 5.1% | 5.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.6% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Tonga?
- Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products in Tonga was 6.4% in 2022, according to World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tariff rate for primary and manufactured products recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2009.
- How does Tonga rank for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
- Tonga ranks 70th out of 184 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tariff rate for primary and manufactured products rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.