External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) in Tonga
Tonga: External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) was 0 DOD, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, short-term in Tonga, 1985–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, short-term in Tonga is 0 DOD, current US$, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, short-term in Tonga peaked at 9.23 million DOD, current US$ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$, in 2007.
That places Tonga 119th out of 123 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 720,000 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1986 | 490,000 DOD, current US$ | -31.9% |
| 1987 | 540,000 DOD, current US$ | +10.2% |
| 1988 | 590,000 DOD, current US$ | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 1.06 million DOD, current US$ | +79.7% |
| 1990 | 9.23 million DOD, current US$ | +770.8% |
| 1991 | 760,000 DOD, current US$ | -91.8% |
| 1992 | 850,000 DOD, current US$ | +11.8% |
| 1993 | 570,000 DOD, current US$ | -32.9% |
| 1994 | 1.00 million DOD, current US$ | +75.4% |
| 1995 | 1.32 million DOD, current US$ | +32.0% |
| 1996 | 1.32 million DOD, current US$ | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.03 million DOD, current US$ | -22.2% |
| 1998 | 685,504 DOD, current US$ | -33.2% |
| 1999 | 343,731 DOD, current US$ | -49.9% |
| 2000 | 390,722 DOD, current US$ | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 526,582 DOD, current US$ | +34.8% |
| 2002 | 769,518 DOD, current US$ | +46.1% |
| 2003 | 772,614 DOD, current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 747,274 DOD, current US$ | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 117,970 DOD, current US$ | -84.2% |
| 2006 | 149,702 DOD, current US$ | +26.9% |
| 2007 | 0 DOD, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2008 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2009 | 5.8 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2010 | 11,179 DOD, current US$ | +192646.6% |
| 2011 | 36,092 DOD, current US$ | +222.8% |
| 2012 | 36,929 DOD, current US$ | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 3,756 DOD, current US$ | -89.8% |
| 2014 | 1,640 DOD, current US$ | -56.3% |
| 2015 | 0 DOD, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2017 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2018 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2019 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2020 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2021 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2022 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2023 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2024 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2025 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0 DOD, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.37 billion DOD, current US$. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0 DOD, current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.08 billion DOD, current US$. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +192646.6% | 5.8 DOD, current US$ | 11,179 DOD, current US$ |
| 1990 | +770.8% | 1.06 million DOD, current US$ | 9.23 million DOD, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 680,000 DOD, current US$ | 490,000 DOD, current US$ | 1.06 million DOD, current US$ | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.71 million DOD, current US$ | 343,731 DOD, current US$ | 9.23 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 347,439 DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 772,614 DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,960 DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 36,929 DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 116 Burundi 4.82 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 117 Bhutan 4.29 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 118 Guinea-Bissau 382,607 DOD, current US$ compare
- 119 Burkina Faso 0 DOD, current US$ compare
- 119 Comoros 0 DOD, current US$ compare
- 119 Lesotho 0 DOD, current US$ compare
- 119 Equatorial Guinea 0 DOD, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Tonga
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 0 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.9311 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0.0001 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 538.89 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 46.03 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 118.05 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 118.05 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- Short-term debt 0.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, short-term in Tonga?
- External debt stocks, short-term in Tonga was 0 DOD, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, short-term recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 9.23 million DOD, current US$ in 1990.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, short-term recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ in 2007.
- How does Tonga rank for external debt stocks, short-term?
- Tonga ranks 119th out of 123 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of External debt stocks, short-term (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Short-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original maturity of one year or less. Available data permit no distinction between public and private nonguaranteed short-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.