Number airline passengers, per unit of GDP in Tonga

Tonga: Number airline passengers, per unit of GDP was 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in 2004. ▲ Rising

Latest (2004)
0.0003 units per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
3rd
of 181 countries
All-time high
0.0005 units per US$ of GDP
in 1987
All-time low
0.0001 units per US$ of GDP
in 1984
Years of data
21
1984–2004

Number airline passengers, per unit of GDP in Tonga, 1984–2004

00000.0011984199420041984: 0 units per US$ of GDP1985: 0 units per US$ of GDP1986: 0 units per US$ of GDP1987: 0 units per US$ of GDP1988: 0 units per US$ of GDP1989: 0 units per US$ of GDP1990: 0 units per US$ of GDP1991: 0 units per US$ of GDP1992: 0 units per US$ of GDP1993: 0 units per US$ of GDP1994: 0 units per US$ of GDP1995: 0 units per US$ of GDP1996: 0 units per US$ of GDP1997: 0 units per US$ of GDP1998: 0 units per US$ of GDP1999: 0 units per US$ of GDP2000: 0 units per US$ of GDP2001: 0 units per US$ of GDP2002: 0 units per US$ of GDP2003: 0 units per US$ of GDP2004: 0 units per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number airline passengers, per unit of gdp in Tonga is 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2004.

The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number airline passengers, per unit of gdp in Tonga peaked at 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, in 1984.

That places Tonga 3rd out of 181 countries with data for 2004, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Number airline passengers, per unit of GDP in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Number airline passengers, per unit of GDP in Tonga, 1984 to 2004.
Year units per US$ of GDP Change
1984 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP —
1985 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP +9.7%
1986 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP +232.5%
1987 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP +3.1%
1988 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP -31.8%
1989 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP +2.4%
1990 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP -4.4%
1991 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP -14.1%
1992 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP -1.6%
1993 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP -1.0%
1994 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP +6.7%
1995 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP -6.2%
1996 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP -1.2%
1997 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP -9.6%
1998 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP +11.8%
1999 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP -0.9%
2000 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP -0.2%
2001 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP +24.4%
2002 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP +2.1%
2003 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP -6.0%
2004 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP +8.7%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per US$ of GDP, 8.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, 4.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Number airline passengers, per unit of GDP 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
1986 +232.5% 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP 6
1990s 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 10
2000s 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 1 Fiji 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 2 Ireland 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 4 Vanuatu 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 5 Djibouti 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 6 Hungary 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is number airline passengers, per unit of gdp in Tonga?
Number airline passengers, per unit of gdp in Tonga was 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP in 2004, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest number airline passengers, per unit of gdp recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP in 1987.
What is the lowest number airline passengers, per unit of gdp recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP in 1984.
How does Tonga rank for number airline passengers, per unit of gdp?
Tonga ranks 3rd out of 181 countries with data for 2004.
Is number airline passengers, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. 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 Number airline passengers, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Number airline passengers, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
181 places, 7,642 data points, 1970–2023
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Number airline passengers divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.