What is the difference in foreign aid received, per capita between Nauru and Tonga?

2,453 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Nauru ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Tonga?

48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign aid received, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nauru vs Tonga: Foreign aid received, per capita

Nauru

3,873 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2024

Tonga

1,420 constant 2024 US$ per person

in 2024

Nauru rank

5th

Tonga rank

8th

Foreign aid received, per capita over time

Nauru
Tonga

How they compare

Nauru currently reports 3,873 constant 2024 US$ per person against 1,420 constant 2024 US$ per person in Tonga, a difference of 2,453 constant 2024 US$ per person.

That makes Nauru's figure about 2.7 times Tonga's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Tonga ahead.

Nauru ranks 5th and Tonga ranks 8th of 168 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 4 and Tonga in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nauru	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
1970s	6.64 constant 2024 US$ per person	389.63 constant 2024 US$ per person	382.99 constant 2024 US$ per person	Tonga
1980s	14.28 constant 2024 US$ per person	435.51 constant 2024 US$ per person	421.22 constant 2024 US$ per person	Tonga
1990s	462.64 constant 2024 US$ per person	384.21 constant 2024 US$ per person	78.43 constant 2024 US$ per person	Nauru
2000s	2,382 constant 2024 US$ per person	315.88 constant 2024 US$ per person	2,066 constant 2024 US$ per person	Nauru
2010s	3,067 constant 2024 US$ per person	797.55 constant 2024 US$ per person	2,270 constant 2024 US$ per person	Nauru
2020s	3,148 constant 2024 US$ per person	1,677 constant 2024 US$ per person	1,471 constant 2024 US$ per person	Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign aid received, per capita, Nauru or Tonga?: Nauru, at 3,873 constant 2024 US$ per person against 1,420 constant 2024 US$ per person in Tonga as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign aid received, per capita between Nauru and Tonga?: 2,453 constant 2024 US$ per person, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Tonga?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Nauru and Tonga rank globally for foreign aid received, per capita?: Nauru ranks 5th and Tonga ranks 8th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign aid received, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Foreign aid received, per capita
Unit: constant 2024 US$ per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 168 places, 8,987 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 10 September 2026

Foreign aid received divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.