Printing and writing papers — Import value in Tonga
Tonga: Printing and writing papers — Import value was 209 1000 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Printing and writing papers — Import value in Tonga, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for printing and writing papers — import value in Tonga is 209 1000 USD, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.9% on the previous year and down 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, printing and writing papers — import value in Tonga peaked at 489 1000 USD in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4 1000 USD, in 1997.
That places Tonga 227th out of 252 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Printing and writing papers — Import value in Tonga, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 19 1000 USD | — |
| 1993 | 217 1000 USD | +1042.1% |
| 1994 | 170 1000 USD | -21.7% |
| 1995 | 75 1000 USD | -55.9% |
| 1996 | 27 1000 USD | -64.0% |
| 1997 | 4 1000 USD | -85.2% |
| 1998 | 276 1000 USD | +6800.0% |
| 1999 | 276 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 260 1000 USD | -5.8% |
| 2001 | 260 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 309 1000 USD | +18.8% |
| 2003 | 340 1000 USD | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 188 1000 USD | -44.7% |
| 2005 | 188 1000 USD | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 155 1000 USD | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 189 1000 USD | +21.9% |
| 2008 | 143 1000 USD | -24.3% |
| 2009 | 166 1000 USD | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 173 1000 USD | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 175 1000 USD | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 298 1000 USD | +70.3% |
| 2013 | 115 1000 USD | -61.4% |
| 2014 | 489 1000 USD | +325.2% |
| 2015 | 230 1000 USD | -53.0% |
| 2016 | 420 1000 USD | +82.6% |
| 2017 | 273 1000 USD | -35.0% |
| 2018 | 234 1000 USD | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 413 1000 USD | +76.5% |
| 2020 | 420 1000 USD | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 393 1000 USD | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 207 1000 USD | -47.3% |
| 2023 | 386 1000 USD | +86.5% |
| 2024 | 209 1000 USD | -45.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 209 1000 USD is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30,349 1000 USD, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 209 1000 USD is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,106 1000 USD, 4% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Printing and writing papers — Import value in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +6800.0% | 4 1000 USD | 276 1000 USD |
| 1993 | +1042.1% | 19 1000 USD | 217 1000 USD |
| 2014 | +325.2% | 115 1000 USD | 489 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 133 1000 USD | 4 1000 USD | 276 1000 USD | 8 |
| 2000s | 219.8 1000 USD | 143 1000 USD | 340 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 282 1000 USD | 115 1000 USD | 489 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 323 1000 USD | 207 1000 USD | 420 1000 USD | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 224 French Guiana 238 1000 USD compare
- 225 British Virgin Islands 220 1000 USD compare
- 226 French Southern Territories 214 1000 USD compare
- 228 Grenada 198 1000 USD compare
- 229 Kiribati 184 1000 USD compare
- 230 Micronesia (Federated States of) 181 1000 USD compare
More environment data for Tonga
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.858 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is printing and writing papers — import value in Tonga?
- Printing and writing papers — import value in Tonga was 209 1000 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest printing and writing papers — import value recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 489 1000 USD in 2014.
- What is the lowest printing and writing papers — import value recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 1000 USD in 1997.
- How does Tonga rank for printing and writing papers — import value?
- Tonga ranks 227th out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is printing and writing papers — import value rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Printing and writing papers — Import value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The database contains data on the production and trade in roundwood and in primary wood and paper products for all countries and territories in the world.The main types of primary forest products included in this database are roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, pulp, and paper and paperboard. These products are detailed further and defined in the Joint Forest Sector Questionnaire (JFSQ) (https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en). The database contains details of the following topics: - roundwood removals (production) by coniferous and non-coniferous wood and assortments, - production and trade in industrial roundwood, sawnwood, wood-based panels, wood charcoal, pulp, paper and paperboard, and other products. More detailed information on wood products, including definitions, can be found at: https://www.fao.org/statistics/data-collection/forestry/en