Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Tonga
Tonga: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP was 0.4153 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Tonga, 1975–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2021, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Tonga stood at 0.4153 current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% on the previous year and up 103.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Tonga peaked at 0.4153 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1222 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1981.
Tonga ranks 1st of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP in Tonga, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.2059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | 0.1789 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1457 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1472 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1222 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2707 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +106.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2096 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3642 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +73.8% |
| 1986 | 0.306 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2741 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1558 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1398 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 0.211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +50.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1419 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -32.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1557 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1514 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2916 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +92.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3403 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 0.2897 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2837 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2634 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2669 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2622 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2018 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1937 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2715 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2705 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2955 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3448 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3514 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.359 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.375 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4153 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal remittances and foreign aid received, 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +106.9% | 0.1308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2707 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2001 | +92.6% | 0.1514 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2916 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.168 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1457 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.2106 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1222 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3642 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.165 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1419 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.211 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.2858 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2622 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3403 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2792 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1937 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.359 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3952 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.375 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4153 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 2 Tajikistan 0.3269 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 0.3256 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Samoa 0.2889 current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Tonga?
- Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp in Tonga was 0.4153 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4153 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1222 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1981.
- How does Tonga rank for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp?
- Tonga ranks 1st out of 192 countries with data for 2021.
- Is personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.9%. 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 Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal remittances and foreign aid received ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Personal remittances and foreign aid received World Bank based on International Monetary Fund balance of payments data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.