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General profile: Tonga

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2024
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
0.104 Millions
2.373 TOP/US$
542 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(u) 720 km²
..
2.20 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-9.4 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2024
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchandise exports
10
8
18
9
Merchandise imports
121
159
209
295
Merchandise trade balance
-111
-151
-191
-285
Export structure by product group in 2024
(as % of total exports)
18 %18 %22 %22 %7 %7 %14 %14 %39 %39 %
Top 5 partners in 2024
(exports, millions of US$)
22110.95122110.951
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Services exports
25
35
49
109
Services imports
41
48
55
161
Services trade balance
-16
-13
-6
-52
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Transport
10.4
19.3
23.1
12.9
Travel
56.6
46.0
65.1
56.7
Other services
(e) 33.0
34.8
11.3
30.4
TRADE INDICES
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45496181901036798125100898475684644423846908581106114100991021041009294929510610297105116
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+2.2 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2024
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
GDP, current
261
371
404
542
GDP per capita, current US$
2 471
3 457
3 805
5 200
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
-0.41
0.80
1.11
2.20
Current account balance, % of GDP
-9.32
-23.55
-11.84
-3.91
Exchange rate (/US$)
1.943
1.906
2.106
2.373
GDP by expenditure in 2023
(as % of total GDP)
107.629.127.018.875.4107.629.127.018.875.4
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.2 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2024
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2024
FDI inflows
12.97
24.71
6.35
-12.08
FDI outflows
4.58
3.10
-0.22
1.25
Personal remittances, % of GDP
26.41
19.94
32.02
47.42
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
256.9254.2217.3217.5190.0181.6173.4158.6126.2129.3119.3122.791.284.374.081.9103.581.878.069.065.458.662.2-12530.2584-623-1617656513144252046241713376589FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Balance, % of GDP
-40.06
-48.46
-46.23
-50.27
Balance, % of imports
-69.53
-79.72
-72.65
-69.32
Normalized balance
-0.533
-0.663
-0.570
-0.530
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
9594776883918988888176848774738981736975
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2024
(% of population)
Urban 23%Urban 23%Rural 77%Rural 77%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.001 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2024
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2024
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
125
78
80
13
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
..
..
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2024
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
..
0.00
-
-
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
2.84
6.26
-
-
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
u
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 02 December 2025