Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Tonga

Tonga: Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips was 0.212 ratio in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
0.212 ratio
Change on year
down 23.7%
World rank
68th
of 134 countries
All-time high
0.6346 ratio
in 2009
All-time low
0.1154 ratio
in 1997
Years of data
27
1995–2022

Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Tonga, 1995–2022

0.20.40.61995200820221995: 0.138 ratio1996: 0.148 ratio1997: 0.115 ratio1998: 0.296 ratio1999: 0.419 ratio2000: 0.229 ratio2001: 0.188 ratio2002: 0.216 ratio2003: 0.275 ratio2004: 0.244 ratio2005: 0.429 ratio2006: 0.385 ratio2007: 0.413 ratio2008: 0.3 ratio2009: 0.635 ratio2010: 0.38 ratio2011: 0.487 ratio2012: 0.207 ratio2013: 0.239 ratio2014: 0.306 ratio2015: 0.349 ratio2016: 0.465 ratio2017: 0.386 ratio2018: 0.431 ratio2019: 0.397 ratio2020: 0.278 ratio2022: 0.212 ratio

Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.

Analysis

Tonga recorded 0.212 ratio for ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in 2022.

That represents a change of down 23.7% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Tonga peaked at 0.6346 ratio in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1154 ratio, in 1997.

That places Tonga 68th out of 134 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2234 ratio 0.1154 ratio 0.4194 ratio 5
2000s 0.3312 ratio 0.1875 ratio 0.6346 ratio 10
2010s 0.3646 ratio 0.2068 ratio 0.487 ratio 10
2020s 0.2449 ratio 0.212 ratio 0.2778 ratio 2

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 65 El Salvador 0.2415 ratio compare
  2. 66 Libya 0.2353 ratio compare
  3. 67 Guatemala 0.2347 ratio compare
  4. 69 Panama 0.2003 ratio compare
  5. 70 French Polynesia 0.1947 ratio compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Tonga?
Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips in Tonga was 0.212 ratio in 2022, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 0.6346 ratio in 2009.
What is the lowest ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1154 ratio in 1997.
How does Tonga rank for ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips?
Tonga ranks 68th out of 134 countries with data for 2022.
Is ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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 Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Ratio of same-day trips to tourist trips
Unit
ratio
Source
UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
134 places, 2,886 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

Same-day trips are those by visitors who arrive and depart within the same day. Tourist trips are those by people who stay overnight. A country with a ratio greater than one has more trips by visitors who leave the same day than those that stay overnight.