Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average in Tonga
Tonga: Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average was 2.35 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average in Tonga, 1987–2026
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average in Tonga is 2.35, measured in 2026.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average in Tonga peaked at 2.38 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1.23, in 1996.
That places Tonga 137th out of 181 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.31 | 1.26 | 1.41 | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.37 | 1.23 | 1.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.02 | 1.75 | 2.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.99 | 1.72 | 2.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 | 2.25 | 2.38 | 7 |
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More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 9.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 28.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 7.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 11.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 21.17 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average in Tonga?
- Exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average in Tonga was 2.35 in 2026, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
- What is the highest exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 in 2025.
- What is the lowest exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 in 1996.
- How does Tonga rank for exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average?
- Tonga ranks 137th out of 181 countries with data for 2026.
- Is exchange rate, new lcu per usd extended backward, period average rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as part of Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Local currency units (LCU) per U.S. dollar, with values prior to the currency's introduction presented in the new currency's terms