Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Tonga
Tonga: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.0966 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Tonga, 2004–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Tonga is 0.0966 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.4% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Tonga peaked at 0.1252 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Tonga 43rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Tonga, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0568 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2005 | 0.0573 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0509 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0523 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0589 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0472 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0785 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +66.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0849 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0868 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1061 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1252 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1054 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0975 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0941 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -81.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +316.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0966 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0966 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 3.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0966 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … 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 | +316.6% | 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0552 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0509 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0589 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0948 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0472 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1252 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0602 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0966 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 40 Micronesia (country) 0.1034 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Greece 0.1015 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 42 Iceland 0.0971 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 44 Bahrain 0.0895 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 45 Dominican Republic 0.0883 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 46 Thailand 0.088 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Tonga?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Tonga was 0.0966 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1252 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Tonga rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Tonga ranks 43rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country 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 international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.