Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Tonga
Tonga: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) was 17.90 million BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Tonga, 1971–2025
Source: Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 17.90 million BoP, current US$ for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2025.
The figure is up 248.2% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Tonga peaked at 23.21 million BoP, current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, -15.67 million BoP, current US$, in 2017.
That places Tonga 173rd out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1973 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1974 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1975 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1976 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1977 | 40,000 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 50,000 BoP, current US$ | +25.0% |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1984 | 20,000 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1985 | 20,947 BoP, current US$ | +4.7% |
| 1986 | 113,400 BoP, current US$ | +441.4% |
| 1987 | 194,193 BoP, current US$ | +71.2% |
| 1988 | 58,146 BoP, current US$ | -70.1% |
| 1989 | 110,538 BoP, current US$ | +90.1% |
| 1990 | 99,521 BoP, current US$ | -10.0% |
| 1991 | 200,289 BoP, current US$ | +101.3% |
| 1992 | 1.24 million BoP, current US$ | +521.2% |
| 1993 | 351,311 BoP, current US$ | -71.8% |
| 1994 | 2.49 million BoP, current US$ | +608.5% |
| 1995 | 1.03 million BoP, current US$ | -58.7% |
| 1996 | 284,991 BoP, current US$ | -72.3% |
| 1997 | -10,526 BoP, current US$ | -103.7% |
| 1998 | 45,709 BoP, current US$ | -534.2% |
| 1999 | 958,146 BoP, current US$ | +1996.2% |
| 2000 | 9.21 million BoP, current US$ | +861.5% |
| 2001 | 7.63 million BoP, current US$ | -17.2% |
| 2002 | 4.69 million BoP, current US$ | -38.5% |
| 2003 | 182,273 BoP, current US$ | -96.1% |
| 2004 | 5.53 million BoP, current US$ | +2935.9% |
| 2005 | 6.01 million BoP, current US$ | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 10.99 million BoP, current US$ | +83.0% |
| 2007 | 17.58 million BoP, current US$ | +60.0% |
| 2008 | 21.52 million BoP, current US$ | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 247,006 BoP, current US$ | -98.9% |
| 2010 | 4.66 million BoP, current US$ | +1787.0% |
| 2011 | 7.64 million BoP, current US$ | +63.9% |
| 2012 | -841,514 BoP, current US$ | -111.0% |
| 2013 | 6.27 million BoP, current US$ | -845.0% |
| 2014 | 13.24 million BoP, current US$ | +111.2% |
| 2015 | 14.76 million BoP, current US$ | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 16.63 million BoP, current US$ | +12.6% |
| 2017 | -15.67 million BoP, current US$ | -194.3% |
| 2018 | 23.21 million BoP, current US$ | -248.1% |
| 2019 | -6.11 million BoP, current US$ | -126.3% |
| 2020 | 3.82 million BoP, current US$ | -162.6% |
| 2021 | 258,488 BoP, current US$ | -93.2% |
| 2022 | 2.91 million BoP, current US$ | +1026.4% |
| 2023 | 4.93 million BoP, current US$ | +69.2% |
| 2024 | -12.08 million BoP, current US$ | -345.2% |
| 2025 | 17.90 million BoP, current US$ | -248.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 17.90 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 854.27 million BoP, current US$, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 17.90 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.07 billion BoP, current US$, 2% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +2935.9% | 182,273 BoP, current US$ | 5.53 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1999 | +1996.2% | 45,709 BoP, current US$ | 958,146 BoP, current US$ |
| 2010 | +1787.0% | 247,006 BoP, current US$ | 4.66 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,000 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 50,000 BoP, current US$ | 9 |
| 1980s | 51,722 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 194,193 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 669,117 BoP, current US$ | -10,526 BoP, current US$ | 2.49 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.36 million BoP, current US$ | 182,273 BoP, current US$ | 21.52 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.38 million BoP, current US$ | -15.67 million BoP, current US$ | 23.21 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.96 million BoP, current US$ | -12.08 million BoP, current US$ | 17.90 million BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 170 Vanuatu 32.92 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 171 Saint Kitts and Nevis 28.35 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 172 Afghanistan 20.60 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 174 Switzerland 15.90 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 175 Haiti 12.18 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 176 French Polynesia 11.24 million BoP, current US$ compare
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0382 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 250.19 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.3665 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0279 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 182.69 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0209 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Tonga?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Tonga was 17.90 million BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 23.21 million BoP, current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.67 million BoP, current US$ in 2017.
- How does Tonga rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Tonga ranks 173rd out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.