Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … unit GDP sectors in Tonga
Tonga: Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … unit GDP sectors was 0.0175 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions) in Tonga, 2010–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.0175 US dollar per US$ of GDP for other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in 2024.
The figure is up 11.9% on the previous year and up 156.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Tonga peaked at 0.0942 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2015.
That places Tonga 138th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … unit GDP sectors in Tonga, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0051 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2011 | 0.0048 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0128 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +163.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0111 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0068 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -38.5% |
| 2015 | 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -99.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1667.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0942 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +116239.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0873 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0845 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.082 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0278 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -66.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0206 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -26.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0156 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -24.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0175 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0175 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0692 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 25% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0175 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0363 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 48% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors … unit GDP sectors 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +116239.2% | 0.0001 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0942 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
| 2016 | +1667.6% | 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0307 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0942 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0327 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0156 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.082 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 135 Uganda 0.0187 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 136 Guyana 0.0184 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 137 Mali 0.0178 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 139 Sri Lanka 0.0162 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 140 Tanzania 0.0161 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 141 India 0.0156 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Tonga?
- Other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) in Tonga was 0.0175 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0942 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2017.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2015.
- How does Tonga rank for other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions)?
- Tonga ranks 138th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other investment, debt instruments, other sectors (assets, positions) rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 156.3%. 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 Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors International Monetary Fund
- 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.
About this data
Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.