Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes in Tonga
Tonga: Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes was 17,700 trips in 2022. ▲ Rising
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes in Tonga, 1995–2022
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in trips.
Analysis
In 2022, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes in Tonga stood at 17,700 trips.
That represents a change of up 8,750.0% on the previous year and down 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes in Tonga peaked at 63,500 trips in 2019 and was at its lowest, 200 trips, in 2021.
Tonga ranks 164th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes in Tonga, year by year
| Year | trips | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 24,000 trips | — |
| 1996 | 21,000 trips | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 23,000 trips | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 21,000 trips | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 26,000 trips | +23.8% |
| 2000 | 27,000 trips | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 26,000 trips | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 36,000 trips | +38.5% |
| 2003 | 36,000 trips | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 46,000 trips | +27.8% |
| 2009 | 42,600 trips | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 42,500 trips | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 40,700 trips | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 42,700 trips | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 43,000 trips | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 44,900 trips | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 49,500 trips | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 54,300 trips | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 57,700 trips | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 49,700 trips | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 63,500 trips | +27.8% |
| 2020 | 8,600 trips | -86.5% |
| 2021 | 200 trips | -97.7% |
| 2022 | 17,700 trips | +8750.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 17,700 trips is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.32 million trips, 1% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 17,700 trips is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 466,300 trips, 4% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes 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 | +8750.0% | 200 trips | 17,700 trips |
| 2021 | -97.7% | 8,600 trips | 200 trips |
| 2020 | -86.5% | 63,500 trips | 8,600 trips |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23,000 trips | 21,000 trips | 26,000 trips | 5 |
| 2000s | 35,600 trips | 26,000 trips | 46,000 trips | 6 |
| 2010s | 48,850 trips | 40,700 trips | 63,500 trips | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,833 trips | 200 trips | 17,700 trips | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 161 Comoros 24,900 trips compare
- 162 Saint Kitts and Nevis 18,200 trips compare
- 163 Palau 18,000 trips compare
- 165 Papua New Guinea 17,600 trips compare
- 166 American Samoa 16,640 trips compare
- 167 Chad 15,700 trips 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 arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes in Tonga?
- Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes in Tonga was 17,700 trips in 2022, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 63,500 trips in 2019.
- What is the lowest arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 200 trips in 2021.
- How does Tonga rank for arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes?
- Tonga ranks 164th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
- Is arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Arrivals of tourists from abroad for personal purposes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of international trips where the main purpose is personal (leisure, visiting friends and relatives, health, etc.) and the visitor stays overnight.