Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Tonga
Tonga: Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita (capita US) was -1,227 current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita in Tonga, 1975–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Tonga recorded -1,227 current US$ per person for gross domestic savings (current us$), per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 12.8% on the previous year and down 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings (current us$), per capita in Tonga peaked at -6.62 current US$ per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, -1,408 current US$ per person, in 2023.
Tonga ranks 181st of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -6.62 current US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | -31.59 current US$ per person | +376.9% |
| 1977 | -10.99 current US$ per person | -65.2% |
| 1978 | -40.94 current US$ per person | +272.5% |
| 1979 | -57.51 current US$ per person | +40.5% |
| 1980 | -41.4 current US$ per person | -28.0% |
| 1981 | -78.25 current US$ per person | +89.0% |
| 1982 | -36.83 current US$ per person | -52.9% |
| 1983 | -131.46 current US$ per person | +256.9% |
| 1984 | -81.21 current US$ per person | -38.2% |
| 1985 | -96.34 current US$ per person | +18.6% |
| 1986 | -139.38 current US$ per person | +44.7% |
| 1987 | -95.51 current US$ per person | -31.5% |
| 1988 | -224.64 current US$ per person | +135.2% |
| 1989 | -184.62 current US$ per person | -17.8% |
| 1990 | -145.03 current US$ per person | -21.4% |
| 1991 | -276.82 current US$ per person | +90.9% |
| 1992 | -104.41 current US$ per person | -62.3% |
| 1993 | -132.28 current US$ per person | +26.7% |
| 1994 | -84.36 current US$ per person | -36.2% |
| 1995 | -115.57 current US$ per person | +37.0% |
| 1996 | -126.64 current US$ per person | +9.6% |
| 1997 | -176.84 current US$ per person | +39.6% |
| 1998 | -231 current US$ per person | +30.6% |
| 1999 | -86.67 current US$ per person | -62.5% |
| 2000 | -109.82 current US$ per person | +26.7% |
| 2001 | -111.68 current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 2002 | -228.39 current US$ per person | +104.5% |
| 2003 | -200.24 current US$ per person | -12.3% |
| 2004 | -255.98 current US$ per person | +27.8% |
| 2005 | -409.08 current US$ per person | +59.8% |
| 2006 | -408.62 current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | -527.59 current US$ per person | +29.1% |
| 2008 | -598.01 current US$ per person | +13.3% |
| 2009 | -601.79 current US$ per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | -440.54 current US$ per person | -26.8% |
| 2011 | -251.8 current US$ per person | -42.8% |
| 2012 | -241.82 current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | -509.17 current US$ per person | +110.6% |
| 2014 | -765.45 current US$ per person | +50.3% |
| 2015 | -905.25 current US$ per person | +18.3% |
| 2016 | -672.98 current US$ per person | -25.7% |
| 2017 | -705.69 current US$ per person | +4.9% |
| 2018 | -881.25 current US$ per person | +24.9% |
| 2019 | -834.71 current US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 2020 | -766.43 current US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 2021 | -643.91 current US$ per person | -16.0% |
| 2022 | -834.46 current US$ per person | +29.6% |
| 2023 | -1,408 current US$ per person | +68.7% |
| 2024 | -1,227 current US$ per person | -12.8% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's -1,227 current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,816 current US$ per person. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's -1,227 current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,884 current US$ per person. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita (capita US) in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | -376.9% | -6.62 current US$ per person | -31.59 current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -29.53 current US$ per person | -57.51 current US$ per person | -6.62 current US$ per person | 5 |
| 1980s | -110.97 current US$ per person | -224.64 current US$ per person | -36.83 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -147.96 current US$ per person | -276.82 current US$ per person | -84.36 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -345.12 current US$ per person | -601.79 current US$ per person | -109.82 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -620.87 current US$ per person | -905.25 current US$ per person | -241.82 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -975.97 current US$ per person | -1,408 current US$ per person | -643.91 current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 178 Moldova -429.07 current US$ per person compare
- 179 Sao Tome and Principe -461.5 current US$ per person compare
- 180 East Timor -588.83 current US$ per person compare
- 182 French Polynesia -1,282 current US$ per person compare
- 183 United States Virgin Islands -1,470 current US$ per person compare
- 184 Lebanon -1,528 current US$ 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)
- 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 gross domestic savings (current us$), per capita in Tonga?
- Gross domestic savings (current us$), per capita in Tonga was -1,227 current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was -6.62 current US$ per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings (current us$), per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,408 current US$ per person in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for gross domestic savings (current us$), per capita?
- Tonga ranks 181st out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic savings (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.3%. 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 Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic savings (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic savings Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross domestic savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.