GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Tonga
Tonga: GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 16,702 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Tonga, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Tonga is 16,702 current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 106.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Tonga peaked at 16,702 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 1,531 current LCU per person, in 1990.
Tonga ranks 182nd of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,531 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 1,766 current LCU per person | +15.3% |
| 1992 | 1,887 current LCU per person | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 1,951 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 2,700 current LCU per person | +38.3% |
| 1995 | 2,695 current LCU per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 2,790 current LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 2,762 current LCU per person | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 2,934 current LCU per person | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 3,190 current LCU per person | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 3,312 current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 3,445 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 3,907 current LCU per person | +13.4% |
| 2003 | 4,269 current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 4,536 current LCU per person | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 4,791 current LCU per person | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 5,623 current LCU per person | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 5,689 current LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 6,220 current LCU per person | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 6,269 current LCU per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 6,804 current LCU per person | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 7,258 current LCU per person | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 7,649 current LCU per person | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 7,498 current LCU per person | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 7,551 current LCU per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 8,096 current LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 8,983 current LCU per person | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 10,039 current LCU per person | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 10,744 current LCU per person | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 11,582 current LCU per person | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 11,852 current LCU per person | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 11,778 current LCU per person | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 12,590 current LCU per person | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 14,375 current LCU per person | +14.2% |
| 2024 | 15,816 current LCU per person | +10.0% |
| 2025 | 16,702 current LCU per person | +5.6% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 16,702 current LCU per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 115,762 current LCU per person, 14% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 16,702 current LCU per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98,458 current LCU per person, 17% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +38.3% | 1,951 current LCU per person | 2,700 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,421 current LCU per person | 1,531 current LCU per person | 3,190 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,806 current LCU per person | 3,312 current LCU per person | 6,269 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,620 current LCU per person | 6,804 current LCU per person | 11,582 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,852 current LCU per person | 11,778 current LCU per person | 16,702 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 179 Bosnia and Herzegovina 18,009 current LCU per person compare
- 180 Solomon Islands 17,389 current LCU per person compare
- 181 Bulgaria 17,110 current LCU per person compare
- 183 Samoa 16,320 current LCU per person compare
- 184 Tuvalu 15,264 current LCU per person compare
- 185 Belize 14,953 current LCU per person 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)
- 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 gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Tonga?
- Gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Tonga was 16,702 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 16,702 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,531 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Tonga rank for gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Tonga ranks 182nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.3%. 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 GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GNI: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GNI: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GNI: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
GNI: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.