Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Tonga
Tonga: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP was -1.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Tonga, 1975–2024
Source: IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Tonga is -1.9%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 520.6% on the previous year and down 162.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Tonga peaked at 6.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, -3.4%, in 2017.
Tonga ranks 189th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0% | — |
| 1976 | 0.0% | — |
| 1977 | 0.1% | — |
| 1978 | 0.1% | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | +12.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | +376.8% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +43.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -77.1% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +90.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | -15.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +72.9% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +499.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -72.1% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | +400.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -61.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -73.9% |
| 1997 | -0.0% | -103.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | -587.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5% | +1915.1% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | +835.0% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | -39.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -96.5% |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +2561.7% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +63.9% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +56.7% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | -98.7% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +1506.8% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | +45.2% |
| 2012 | -0.2% | -109.7% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -876.9% |
| 2014 | 3.0% | +116.4% |
| 2015 | 3.4% | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +17.1% |
| 2017 | -3.4% | -186.2% |
| 2018 | 4.7% | -238.0% |
| 2019 | -1.2% | -125.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -162.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -93.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +951.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -15.2% |
| 2024 | -1.9% | -520.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | -0.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.2% | 0.1% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | -3.4% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0% | -1.9% | 0.8% | 5 |
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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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 8.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4954 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,079 current US$ per person (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 7,309 current LCU per person (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3972 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Tonga?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Tonga was -1.9% in 2024, according to IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.4% in 2017.
- How does Tonga rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Tonga ranks 189th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 162.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.