Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Tonga
Tonga: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square was 65,710 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Tonga, 2003–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Tonga stood at 65,710 current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 118.1% on the previous year and up 62.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Tonga peaked at 65,710 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18,333 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2003.
Tonga ranks 48th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Tonga, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 18,333 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2004 | 22,500 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2005 | 22,222 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 20,833 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 24,028 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 29,583 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 27,500 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 30,000 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 32,500 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 39,583 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2013 | 40,417 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 41,806 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 45,000 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 33,056 current US$ per square kilometre | -26.5% |
| 2017 | 52,361 current US$ per square kilometre | +58.4% |
| 2018 | 57,222 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 61,111 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 60,659 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 24,897 current US$ per square kilometre | -59.0% |
| 2022 | 30,126 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2023 | 65,710 current US$ per square kilometre | +118.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +118.1% | 30,126 current US$ per square kilometre | 65,710 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23,571 current US$ per square kilometre | 18,333 current US$ per square kilometre | 29,583 current US$ per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2010s | 43,306 current US$ per square kilometre | 30,000 current US$ per square kilometre | 61,111 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,348 current US$ per square kilometre | 24,897 current US$ per square kilometre | 65,710 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 45 Portugal 87,016 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 46 Armenia 75,888 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 47 Jamaica 67,723 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 49 French Polynesia 65,111 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 50 Comoros 61,410 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 51 Spain 57,017 current US$ per square kilometre 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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Tonga?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square in Tonga was 65,710 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 65,710 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,333 current US$ per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Tonga rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square?
- Tonga ranks 48th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.6%. 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 Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.