Oceania
Tonga
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
The EU is Tonga's #16 import source (world lens). Tonga is the EU's #171 goods supplier.
Tonga on the world stage
Total imports
$326m
2023 annual
Total exports
$12m
90 partners
#1 import source
New Zealand
26.0%
#1 export dest.
New Zealand
57.9%
2023 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Tonga and the EU
EU imports from
€2m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU exports to
€1m
0.0% of extra-EU
EU supplier rank
EU's #171 supplier
EU trade balance
import-tilted
coverage 0.56
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT. EU trade board →
Power market
● No domestic fuelMarket model
State monopoly (TPL)
Direct PPA
None
grid access: closed
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Not independent
Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communications
Small Pacific island nation entirely dependent on imported diesel. TPL (state) operates separate grids on Tongatapu and outer islands. Cyclone exposure and high fuel costs.
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
20.7
→ 26.5 by 2050
Fertility
3.1
above replacement
Working-age
57.9%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
11.6
→ 17.6 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 0.1M · still growing past 2100
By 2050: +10% (0.11M)