Customs and other import duties in Tonga
Tonga: Customs and other import duties was 9.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Customs and other import duties in Tonga, 2013–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 9.0% for customs and other import duties in 2023.
The figure is up 14.3% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Tonga peaked at 11.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 2020.
That places Tonga 56th out of 151 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Customs and other import duties in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11.1% | — |
| 2014 | 11.0% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 7.6% | -25.3% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.4% | 9.4% | 11.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.6% | 9.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More public sector data for Tonga
- Arms imports 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 66.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0138 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 9,722 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2020)
- Tax revenue 20.5% (2023)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 8.9% (2023)
- Taxes on goods and services 30.0% (2023)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 6.8% (2023)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 5.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Tonga?
- Customs and other import duties in Tonga was 9.0% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 2020.
- How does Tonga rank for customs and other import duties?
- Tonga ranks 56th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.