October 2011
Tonga
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)   104 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)   357 Merchandise  202 198
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)   477 excluding intra-EU trade 176 172
Current account balance (million US$, 2008) -  60 Commercial services 185 190
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)  1 999 excluding intra-EU trade 159 164
Trade to GDP ratio (2008-2010)   60.2
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   103 1 2 0
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100) ... ... ... ...
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 27 July 2007 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 0.015
Trade Policy Review ... Import duties collected
GPA accession  - in total tax revenue ...
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports ...
Tariff binding coverage (%)    100.0 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2010 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   25
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 2 - 0
All goods   17.6   11.7 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) ...
Agricultural goods (AOA)   19.2   11.7 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) ...
Non-agricultural goods   17.3   11.7 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   0.0   0.2 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports Requests for consultation 0 - 0
in agricultural goods (AOA) ... Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 0 - 0
in non-agricultural goods ... Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 0 - 0
Services sectors with GATS commitments   90 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 0 - 0
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)   9 -2 -17 15
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)   170 7 -14 18
2010  a 2010  a
Share in world total exports    0.00 Share in world total imports  0.00
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   87.7 Agricultural products 35.4
Fuels and mining products   1.6 Fuels and mining products 21.0
Manufactures   10.1 Manufactures 39.5
  By main destination   By main origin
1. Hong Kong, China   33.2 1. New Zealand   30.4
2. New Zealand   25.7 2. Singapore   18.4
3. United States   16.0 3. United States   12.9
4. Australia   9.6 4. Australia   12.1
5. Japan   4.2 5. Fiji   9.1
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)   35   3 -13 18
Commercial services imports (million US$)   38   2 -11 -3
2010  a 2010  a
Share in world total exports   0.00   Share in world total imports 0.00
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   14.9   Transportation 63.8
Travel   56.3   Travel 19.7
Other commercial services   28.8   Other commercial services 16.5
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office Trademark registrations by office, 2002
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
... ... ... ...   6 ...   6
                         
a  Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to 2009. Breakdowns by services items refer to 2008.