Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Tonga
Tonga: Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a was 7.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Tonga, 2011–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Tonga stood at 7.8%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Tonga peaked at 11.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 2025.
That places Tonga 32nd out of 110 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 11.9% | — |
| 2015 | 8.3% | -30.1% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 9.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | -8.2% |
| 2024 | 8.5% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 7.8% | -7.8% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 7.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.5%, 1.4× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 7.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.4%, 1.2× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.7% | 8.3% | 11.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 7.8% | 9.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More economy & growth data for Tonga
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.3875 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.25 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 12.03 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -12.08 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -560.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -115.95 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 9.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Tonga?
- Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a in Tonga was 7.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 2025.
- How does Tonga rank for average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a?
- Tonga ranks 32nd out of 110 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average remittance costs of sending $200 to a receiving country as a proportion of the amount remitted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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