International trips for personal reasons in Tonga

Tonga: International trips for personal reasons was 17,700 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
17,700
Change on year
up 8,750.0%
World rank
164th
of 179 countries
All-time high
63,500
in 2019
All-time low
200
in 2021
Years of data
24
1995–2022

International trips for personal reasons in Tonga, 1995–2022

020.0k40.0k60.0k1995200820221995: 24.0k1996: 21.0k1997: 23.0k1998: 21.0k1999: 26.0k2000: 27.0k2001: 26.0k2002: 36.0k2003: 36.0k2008: 46.0k2009: 42.6k2010: 42.5k2011: 40.7k2012: 42.7k2013: 43.0k2014: 44.9k2015: 49.5k2016: 54.3k2017: 57.7k2018: 49.7k2019: 63.5k2020: 8.6k2021: 2002022: 17.7k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, international trips for personal reasons in Tonga stood at 17,700.

That represents a change of up 8,750.0% on the previous year and down 58.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, international trips for personal reasons in Tonga peaked at 63,500 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 200, 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.

International trips for personal reasons in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for International trips for personal reasons in Tonga, 1995 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1995 24,000 —
1996 21,000 -12.5%
1997 23,000 +9.5%
1998 21,000 -8.7%
1999 26,000 +23.8%
2000 27,000 +3.8%
2001 26,000 -3.7%
2002 36,000 +38.5%
2003 36,000 +0.0%
2008 46,000 +27.8%
2009 42,600 -7.4%
2010 42,500 -0.2%
2011 40,700 -4.2%
2012 42,700 +4.9%
2013 43,000 +0.7%
2014 44,900 +4.4%
2015 49,500 +10.2%
2016 54,300 +9.7%
2017 57,700 +6.3%
2018 49,700 -13.9%
2019 63,500 +27.8%
2020 8,600 -86.5%
2021 200 -97.7%
2022 17,700 +8750.0%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 17,700 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.32 million, 1% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 17,700 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 466,300, 4% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where International trips for personal reasons 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.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +8750.0% 200 17,700
2021 -97.7% 8,600 200
2020 -86.5% 63,500 8,600

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23,000 21,000 26,000 5
2000s 35,600 26,000 46,000 6
2010s 48,850 40,700 63,500 10
2020s 8,833 200 17,700 3

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 161 Comoros 24,900 compare
  2. 162 Saint Kitts and Nevis 18,200 compare
  3. 163 Palau 18,000 compare
  4. 165 Papua New Guinea 17,600 compare
  5. 166 American Samoa 16,640 compare
  6. 167 Chad 15,700 compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is international trips for personal reasons in Tonga?
International trips for personal reasons in Tonga was 17,700 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest international trips for personal reasons recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 63,500 in 2019.
What is the lowest international trips for personal reasons recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 200 in 2021.
How does Tonga rank for international trips for personal reasons?
Tonga ranks 164th out of 179 countries with data for 2022.
Is international trips for personal reasons 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 Our World in Data, published as part of International trips for personal reasons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
International trips for personal reasons
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
179 places, 4,054 data points, 1995–2024
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