Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita was 1,438 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Tonga, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 1,438 constant 2024 US$ per person for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 13.1% on the previous year and up 103.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Tonga peaked at 1,678 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.37 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1960.
Tonga ranks 8th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.37 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1961 | 2.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | +89.9% |
| 1962 | 8.55 constant 2024 US$ per person | +229.1% |
| 1963 | 5.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | -32.3% |
| 1964 | 6.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | +14.2% |
| 1965 | 37.09 constant 2024 US$ per person | +461.5% |
| 1966 | 69.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | +87.2% |
| 1967 | 92.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | +32.9% |
| 1968 | 176.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | +90.9% |
| 1969 | 70.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | -59.8% |
| 1970 | 145.7 constant 2024 US$ per person | +105.9% |
| 1971 | 68.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | -53.3% |
| 1972 | 96.44 constant 2024 US$ per person | +41.8% |
| 1973 | 74.91 constant 2024 US$ per person | -22.3% |
| 1974 | 153.97 constant 2024 US$ per person | +105.5% |
| 1975 | 158.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 156.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 283.43 constant 2024 US$ per person | +81.7% |
| 1978 | 312.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 376.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | +20.3% |
| 1980 | 361.83 constant 2024 US$ per person | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 383.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 467.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | +22.1% |
| 1983 | 508.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 417.57 constant 2024 US$ per person | -17.9% |
| 1985 | 405.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 346.88 constant 2024 US$ per person | -14.4% |
| 1987 | 421.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | +21.4% |
| 1988 | 330.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | -21.5% |
| 1989 | 412.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | +24.8% |
| 1990 | 422.27 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 287.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | -31.9% |
| 1992 | 383.87 constant 2024 US$ per person | +33.4% |
| 1993 | 426.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.2% |
| 1994 | 433.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 425.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 396.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 369.99 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 340.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 340.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 297.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 351.83 constant 2024 US$ per person | +18.4% |
| 2002 | 350.8 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 306.69 constant 2024 US$ per person | -12.6% |
| 2004 | 281.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 2005 | 340.53 constant 2024 US$ per person | +21.0% |
| 2006 | 261.21 constant 2024 US$ per person | -23.3% |
| 2007 | 333.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | +27.7% |
| 2008 | 265.24 constant 2024 US$ per person | -20.5% |
| 2009 | 367.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | +38.5% |
| 2010 | 504.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | +37.3% |
| 2011 | 742.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | +47.2% |
| 2012 | 693 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 773.47 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 706.81 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 742.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 828.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 814.19 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 942.46 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.8% |
| 2019 | 1,089 constant 2024 US$ per person | +15.5% |
| 2020 | 1,678 constant 2024 US$ per person | +54.2% |
| 2021 | 990.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | -41.0% |
| 2022 | 1,418 constant 2024 US$ per person | +43.1% |
| 2023 | 1,271 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 1,438 constant 2024 US$ per person | +13.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1,438 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.79 constant 2024 US$ per person, 46.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1,438 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.25 constant 2024 US$ per person, 26.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +461.5% | 6.61 constant 2024 US$ per person | 37.09 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 1962 | +229.1% | 2.6 constant 2024 US$ per person | 8.55 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1.37 constant 2024 US$ per person | 176.06 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 182.62 constant 2024 US$ per person | 68.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | 376.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 405.52 constant 2024 US$ per person | 330.48 constant 2024 US$ per person | 508.4 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 382.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | 287.71 constant 2024 US$ per person | 433.51 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 315.59 constant 2024 US$ per person | 261.21 constant 2024 US$ per person | 367.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 783.65 constant 2024 US$ per person | 504.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1,089 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,359 constant 2024 US$ per person | 990.95 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1,678 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 5 Nauru 3,883 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 6 French Polynesia 2,309 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 7 New Caledonia 2,183 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 9 Palestine 823.52 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 10 Israel 758.32 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 11 Kiribati 655.36 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
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 foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Tonga?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Tonga was 1,438 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1,678 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1960.
- How does Tonga rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 8th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.