Adjusted savings: gross savings in Tonga

Tonga: Adjusted savings: gross savings was 4.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
4.3%
Change on year
down 80.0%
World rank
172nd
of 178 countries
All-time high
38.0%
in 1982
All-time low
4.3%
in 2021
Years of data
35
1981–2021

Adjusted savings: gross savings in Tonga, 1981–2021

0102030401981200120211981: 16.9 % of GNI1982: 38 % of GNI1983: 31.8 % of GNI1984: 23.9 % of GNI1985: 18.8 % of GNI1986: 22.2 % of GNI1987: 25.7 % of GNI1988: 10.7 % of GNI1989: 18.8 % of GNI1990: 25.6 % of GNI1991: 9 % of GNI1992: 20.4 % of GNI1993: 20.6 % of GNI1994: 13.1 % of GNI2001: 19.2 % of GNI2002: 18.9 % of GNI2003: 15.2 % of GNI2004: 16.8 % of GNI2005: 12.6 % of GNI2006: 15.1 % of GNI2007: 10.9 % of GNI2008: 8.4 % of GNI2009: 7.7 % of GNI2010: 10.9 % of GNI2011: 15.9 % of GNI2012: 20.4 % of GNI2013: 15.5 % of GNI2014: 15.5 % of GNI2015: 9.6 % of GNI2016: 14.1 % of GNI2017: 20.8 % of GNI2018: 21 % of GNI2019: 26.2 % of GNI2020: 21.6 % of GNI2021: 4.3 % of GNI

Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GNI.

Analysis

In 2021, adjusted savings: gross savings in Tonga stood at 4.3%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 80.0% on the previous year and down 72.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: gross savings in Tonga peaked at 38.0% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2021.

That places Tonga 172nd out of 178 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: gross savings in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI) in Tonga, 1981 to 2021.
Year % of GNI Change
1981 16.9%
1982 38.0% +124.8%
1983 31.8% -16.2%
1984 23.9% -24.8%
1985 18.8% -21.5%
1986 22.2% +18.5%
1987 25.7% +15.3%
1988 10.7% -58.4%
1989 18.8% +76.5%
1990 25.6% +35.8%
1991 9.0% -64.9%
1992 20.4% +127.8%
1993 20.6% +1.0%
1994 13.1% -36.7%
2001 19.2% +47.2%
2002 18.9% -1.4%
2003 15.2% -19.9%
2004 16.8% +10.5%
2005 12.6% -24.8%
2006 15.1% +19.5%
2007 10.9% -27.5%
2008 8.4% -23.1%
2009 7.7% -8.7%
2010 10.9% +42.5%
2011 15.9% +45.4%
2012 20.4% +28.0%
2013 15.5% -23.8%
2014 15.5% -0.5%
2015 9.6% -37.9%
2016 14.1% +47.1%
2017 20.8% +47.6%
2018 21.0% +0.9%
2019 26.2% +24.7%
2020 21.6% -17.5%
2021 4.3% -80.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 23.0% 10.7% 38.0% 9
1990s 17.7% 9.0% 25.6% 5
2000s 13.9% 7.7% 19.2% 9
2010s 17.0% 9.6% 26.2% 10
2020s 13.0% 4.3% 21.6% 2

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 169 Sudan 7.0% compare
  2. 170 Barbados 5.6% compare
  3. 171 Burundi 5.5% compare
  4. 173 Guinea 2.2% compare
  5. 174 Sierra Leone 0.3% compare
  6. 175 Lebanon -2.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: gross savings in Tonga?
Adjusted savings: gross savings in Tonga was 4.3% in 2021, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
What is the highest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 38.0% in 1982.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: gross savings recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2021.
How does Tonga rank for adjusted savings: gross savings?
Tonga ranks 172nd out of 178 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: gross savings rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is down 72.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tonga data come from?
The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: gross savings (% of GNI)
Unit
% of GNI
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
224 places, 7,707 data points, 1970–2021
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Gross savings are the difference between gross national income and public and private consumption, plus net current transfers. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.