Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita was 0.1685 trips per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Tonga, 1995–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in trips per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Tonga is 0.1685 trips per person, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 8,787.8% on the previous year and down 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.6009 trips per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 trips per person, in 2021.
Tonga ranks 88th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | trips per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.2395 trips per person | — |
| 1996 | 0.2094 trips per person | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2285 trips per person | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2071 trips per person | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2548 trips per person | +23.0% |
| 2000 | 0.263 trips per person | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2517 trips per person | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3466 trips per person | +37.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3446 trips per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.4298 trips per person | +24.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3974 trips per person | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3957 trips per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3784 trips per person | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3974 trips per person | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.4016 trips per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.4212 trips per person | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4666 trips per person | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5146 trips per person | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 0.5477 trips per person | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4708 trips per person | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6009 trips per person | +27.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0814 trips per person | -86.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0019 trips per person | -97.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1685 trips per person | +8787.8% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.1685 trips per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1566 trips per person, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.1685 trips per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1137 trips per person, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +8787.8% | 0.0019 trips per person | 0.1685 trips per person |
| 2021 | -97.7% | 0.0814 trips per person | 0.0019 trips per person |
| 2020 | -86.5% | 0.6009 trips per person | 0.0814 trips per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2279 trips per person | 0.2071 trips per person | 0.2548 trips per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3388 trips per person | 0.2517 trips per person | 0.4298 trips per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.4595 trips per person | 0.3784 trips per person | 0.6009 trips per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0839 trips per person | 0.0019 trips per person | 0.1685 trips per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Tonga?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita in Tonga was 0.1685 trips per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6009 trips per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 trips per person in 2021.
- How does Tonga rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 88th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.