Liabilities, Broad Money, Liabilities to Depository corporations in Tonga
Tonga: Liabilities, Broad Money, Liabilities to Depository corporations was 3.61 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Liabilities, Broad Money, Liabilities to Depository corporations in Tonga, 2002–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, liabilities, broad money, liabilities to depository corporations in Tonga stood at 3.61.
The figure is down 54.7% on the previous year and down 77.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liabilities, broad money, liabilities to depository corporations in Tonga peaked at 22.14 in 2005 and was at its lowest, -2.4, in 2009.
That places Tonga 126th out of 149 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.
Liabilities, Broad Money, Liabilities to Depository corporations in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 8.33 | — |
| 2003 | 14.48 | +73.7% |
| 2004 | 13.88 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 22.14 | +59.5% |
| 2006 | 6.75 | -69.5% |
| 2007 | 12.03 | +78.2% |
| 2008 | 3.47 | -71.2% |
| 2009 | -2.4 | -169.3% |
| 2010 | 6.34 | -364.1% |
| 2011 | -1.54 | -124.3% |
| 2012 | 12.74 | -926.1% |
| 2013 | 3.13 | -75.4% |
| 2014 | 8.89 | +184.2% |
| 2015 | 16.19 | +82.0% |
| 2016 | 13.76 | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 9.45 | -31.3% |
| 2018 | 7.97 | -15.7% |
| 2019 | -0.4999 | -106.3% |
| 2020 | 17.48 | -3596.7% |
| 2021 | 16.12 | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 3.61 | -77.6% |
| 2023 | 1.99 | -44.8% |
| 2024 | 7.99 | +301.1% |
| 2025 | 3.61 | -54.7% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 3.61 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.67, 37% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 3.61 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.66, 54% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liabilities, Broad Money, Liabilities to Depository corporations 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +3596.7% | -0.4999 | 17.48 |
| 2012 | +926.1% | -1.54 | 12.74 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.84 | -2.4 | 22.14 | 8 |
| 2010s | 7.64 | -1.54 | 16.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.47 | 1.99 | 17.48 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 123 Saint Lucia 4.17 compare
- 124 New Zealand 4.14 compare
- 125 Bahamas 3.71 compare
- 127 Kuwait 3.61 compare
- 128 Qatar 3.51 compare
- 129 Trinidad and Tobago 3.29 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)
- External debt stocks, short-term 0 DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liabilities, broad money, liabilities to depository corporations in Tonga?
- Liabilities, broad money, liabilities to depository corporations in Tonga was 3.61 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest liabilities, broad money, liabilities to depository corporations recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 22.14 in 2005.
- What is the lowest liabilities, broad money, liabilities to depository corporations recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.4 in 2009.
- How does Tonga rank for liabilities, broad money, liabilities to depository corporations?
- Tonga ranks 126th out of 149 countries with data for 2025.
- Is liabilities, broad money, liabilities to depository corporations rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Liabilities, Broad Money, Liabilities to Depository corporations (Percent change, corresponding period, previous year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Depository Corporations dataset consolidates central bank and other depository corporations balance sheets to analyze broad money and depository corporations' financial linkages with other economic sectors and nonresidents.