Lower middle income vs Tonga: Personal remittances, received

Lower middle income
5.7%
in 2025
Tonga
39.2%
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
5th
Tonga rank
2nd

Personal remittances, received over time

  • Lower middle income
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 39.2% against 5.7% in Lower middle income, a difference of 33.5%.

That makes Tonga's figure about 6.9 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.

Lower middle income ranks 5th and Tonga ranks 2nd of 47 groups.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lower middle income Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 1.9% 15.2% 13.2% Tonga
1980s 2.2% 21.1% 18.9% Tonga
1990s 2.3% 16.5% 14.2% Tonga
2000s 3.7% 28.6% 24.9% Tonga
2010s 4.3% 27.9% 23.7% Tonga
2020s 4.8% 39.9% 35.1% Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances, received, Lower middle income or Tonga?
Tonga, at 39.2% against 5.7% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in personal remittances, received between Lower middle income and Tonga?
33.5%, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Tonga?
41 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Lower middle income and Tonga rank globally for personal remittances, received?
Lower middle income ranks 5th and Tonga ranks 2nd of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Personal remittances, received (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,154 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.