Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps in Tonga
Tonga: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps was 1.25 million BoP, current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps in Tonga, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 1.25 million BoP, current US$ for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.8% on the previous year and up 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Tonga peaked at 15.62 million BoP, current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, -477,812 BoP, current US$, in 2009.
That places Tonga 145th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps 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 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1978 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1979 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1980 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1990 | 780 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 24,687 BoP, current US$ | +3065.0% |
| 1992 | 2,250 BoP, current US$ | -90.9% |
| 1993 | 729.28 BoP, current US$ | -67.6% |
| 1999 | 3.56 million BoP, current US$ | +488663.5% |
| 2000 | 10.80 million BoP, current US$ | +203.1% |
| 2001 | 5.37 million BoP, current US$ | -50.3% |
| 2002 | 2.64 million BoP, current US$ | -50.8% |
| 2003 | 5.03 million BoP, current US$ | +90.5% |
| 2004 | 10.80 million BoP, current US$ | +114.7% |
| 2005 | 4.58 million BoP, current US$ | -57.6% |
| 2006 | 672,346 BoP, current US$ | -85.3% |
| 2007 | 2.11 million BoP, current US$ | +213.4% |
| 2008 | 230,376 BoP, current US$ | -89.1% |
| 2009 | -477,812 BoP, current US$ | -307.4% |
| 2010 | 3.10 million BoP, current US$ | -747.8% |
| 2011 | 15.62 million BoP, current US$ | +404.5% |
| 2012 | 7.44 million BoP, current US$ | -52.3% |
| 2013 | 3.38 million BoP, current US$ | -54.6% |
| 2014 | 829,883 BoP, current US$ | -75.4% |
| 2015 | -71,591 BoP, current US$ | -108.6% |
| 2016 | 8,519 BoP, current US$ | -111.9% |
| 2017 | 571,692 BoP, current US$ | +6610.5% |
| 2018 | 654,992 BoP, current US$ | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 1.47 million BoP, current US$ | +124.3% |
| 2020 | 1.08 million BoP, current US$ | -26.6% |
| 2021 | -58,783 BoP, current US$ | -105.5% |
| 2022 | 408,484 BoP, current US$ | -794.9% |
| 2023 | 1.14 million BoP, current US$ | +179.4% |
| 2024 | 1.25 million BoP, current US$ | +9.8% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1.25 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 153.78 million BoP, current US$, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1.25 million BoP, current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 52.88 million BoP, current US$, 2% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … gaps 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +488663.5% | 729.28 BoP, current US$ | 3.56 million BoP, current US$ |
| 2017 | +6610.5% | 8,519 BoP, current US$ | 571,692 BoP, current US$ |
| 1991 | +3065.0% | 780 BoP, current US$ | 24,687 BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 9 |
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 718,577 BoP, current US$ | 729.28 BoP, current US$ | 3.56 million BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.18 million BoP, current US$ | -477,812 BoP, current US$ | 10.80 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.30 million BoP, current US$ | -71,591 BoP, current US$ | 15.62 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 764,574 BoP, current US$ | -58,783 BoP, current US$ | 1.25 million BoP, current US$ | 5 |
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)
- 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 outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Tonga?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps in Tonga was 1.25 million BoP, current US$ in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 15.62 million BoP, current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was -477,812 BoP, current US$ in 2009.
- How does Tonga rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- Tonga ranks 145th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows 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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.