Net barter terms of trade index in Tonga
Tonga: Net barter terms of trade index was 89.8 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net barter terms of trade index in Tonga, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
In 2024, net barter terms of trade index in Tonga stood at 89.8 2015 = 100.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net barter terms of trade index in Tonga peaked at 115.8 2015 = 100 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 80.9 2015 = 100, in 2022.
Tonga ranks 168th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 107.08 2015 = 100 | 97.1 2015 = 100 | 115.8 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.5 2015 = 100 | 91.7 2015 = 100 | 106.1 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.24 2015 = 100 | 80.9 2015 = 100 | 114.3 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More private sector data for Tonga
- Merchandise trade 39.5% (2025)
- Food imports 27.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 53.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 255.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 67.5% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 13.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 90.10 million current US$ (2024)
- Transport services 31.2% (2024)
- Computer, communications and other services 29.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net barter terms of trade index in Tonga?
- Net barter terms of trade index in Tonga was 89.8 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest net barter terms of trade index recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 115.8 2015 = 100 in 2006.
- What is the lowest net barter terms of trade index recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.9 2015 = 100 in 2022.
- How does Tonga rank for net barter terms of trade index?
- Tonga ranks 168th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net barter terms of trade index rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Net barter terms of trade index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Net barter terms of trade index is calculated as the percentage ratio of the export unit value indexes to the import unit value indexes, measured relative to the base year 2015.