Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Tonga
Tonga: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita was 600.55 current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Tonga, 2004–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Tonga is 600.55 current US$ per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.3% on the previous year and up 67.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Tonga peaked at 600.55 current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 86.67 current US$ per person, in 2021.
That places Tonga 86th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 124.68 current US$ per person | — |
| 2005 | 141.95 current US$ per person | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 142.42 current US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 168.19 current US$ per person | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 171.64 current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 161.08 current US$ per person | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 302.13 current US$ per person | +87.6% |
| 2012 | 372.23 current US$ per person | +23.2% |
| 2013 | 438.93 current US$ per person | +17.9% |
| 2014 | 359.26 current US$ per person | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 437.34 current US$ per person | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 499.41 current US$ per person | +14.2% |
| 2017 | 460.34 current US$ per person | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 455.63 current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 540.37 current US$ per person | +18.6% |
| 2020 | 450.88 current US$ per person | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 86.67 current US$ per person | -80.8% |
| 2022 | 94.99 current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 422.14 current US$ per person | +344.4% |
| 2024 | 600.55 current US$ per person | +42.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 600.55 current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 247.85 current US$ per person, 2.4× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 600.55 current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 449.03 current US$ per person, 1.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … capita 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 | +344.4% | 94.99 current US$ per person | 422.14 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 149.78 current US$ per person | 124.68 current US$ per person | 171.64 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 2010s | 402.67 current US$ per person | 161.08 current US$ per person | 540.37 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 331.05 current US$ per person | 86.67 current US$ per person | 600.55 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 83 Brunei 647.21 current US$ per person compare
- 84 Bosnia and Herzegovina 639.53 current US$ per person compare
- 85 El Salvador 618.83 current US$ per person compare
- 87 Kuwait 588.84 current US$ per person compare
- 88 Trinidad and Tobago 552.1 current US$ per person compare
- 89 Serbia 523.35 current US$ per person 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per in Tonga?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per in Tonga was 600.55 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 600.55 current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.67 current US$ per person in 2021.
- How does Tonga rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per?
- Tonga ranks 86th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 international visitors while visiting a country divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.