Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Tonga
Tonga: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0897 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Tonga, 2003–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.0897 current US$ per US$ of GDP for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Tonga peaked at 0.0897 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
Tonga ranks 13th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Tonga, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0653 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2004 | 0.0702 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0611 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0513 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 0.058 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0618 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0634 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0589 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0565 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0605 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0644 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0683 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0741 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0566 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 2017 | 0.082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +44.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0835 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0862 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -60.0% |
| 2022 | 0.039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 0.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +105.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0897 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit 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 | +105.3% | 0.039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2021 | -60.0% | 0.0862 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0616 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0513 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0702 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.0692 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0565 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.087 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0659 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0897 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 10 Qatar 0.0939 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Armenia 0.0925 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Micronesia (country) 0.0918 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Maldives 0.0877 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 15 Palau 0.0857 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Kuwait 0.0831 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 spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Tonga?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Tonga was 0.0897 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0897 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Tonga rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
- Tonga ranks 13th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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.
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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.