Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Tonga
Tonga: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad was 58.10 million current US$ in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Tonga, 2003–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 58.10 million current US$ for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in 2024. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 22.8% on the previous year and up 93.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Tonga peaked at 58.10 million current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.20 million current US$, in 2003.
That places Tonga 173rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Tonga, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 13.20 million current US$ | — |
| 2004 | 16.20 million current US$ | +22.7% |
| 2005 | 16.00 million current US$ | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 15.00 million current US$ | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 17.30 million current US$ | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 21.30 million current US$ | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 19.80 million current US$ | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 21.60 million current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 23.40 million current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 28.50 million current US$ | +21.8% |
| 2013 | 29.10 million current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 30.10 million current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 32.40 million current US$ | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 23.80 million current US$ | -26.5% |
| 2017 | 37.70 million current US$ | +58.4% |
| 2018 | 41.20 million current US$ | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 44.00 million current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 43.67 million current US$ | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 17.93 million current US$ | -59.0% |
| 2022 | 21.69 million current US$ | +21.0% |
| 2023 | 47.31 million current US$ | +118.1% |
| 2024 | 58.10 million current US$ | +22.8% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 58.10 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.09 billion current US$, 5% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 58.10 million current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 569.60 million current US$, 10% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.97 million current US$ | 13.20 million current US$ | 21.30 million current US$ | 7 |
| 2010s | 31.18 million current US$ | 21.60 million current US$ | 44.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.74 million current US$ | 17.93 million current US$ | 58.10 million current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 170 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 66.64 million current US$ compare
- 171 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 66.52 million current US$ compare
- 172 Saint Kitts and Nevis 66.39 million current US$ compare
- 174 Burundi 58.04 million current US$ compare
- 175 Grenada 56.85 million current US$ compare
- 176 Yemen 56.00 million current US$ 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 in Tonga?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Tonga was 58.10 million current US$ in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 58.10 million current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.20 million current US$ in 2003.
- How does Tonga rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad?
- Tonga ranks 173rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.0%. 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 Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money spent by a country’s residents abroad on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to foreign airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.