Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) in Tonga
Tonga: Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) was -0.1975 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in Tonga, 1975–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Tonga is -0.1975 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 20.7% on the previous year and down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Tonga peaked at -0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1975 and was at its lowest, -0.2491 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2023.
Tonga ranks 178th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | -0.1003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +428.9% |
| 1977 | -0.0311 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -68.9% |
| 1978 | -0.0957 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +207.5% |
| 1979 | -0.1256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.2% |
| 1980 | -0.076 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -39.5% |
| 1981 | -0.1231 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +62.0% |
| 1982 | -0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.8% |
| 1983 | -0.2117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +264.0% |
| 1984 | -0.1239 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.5% |
| 1985 | -0.1572 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.9% |
| 1986 | -0.2003 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.4% |
| 1987 | -0.115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.6% |
| 1988 | -0.2085 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +81.2% |
| 1989 | -0.1726 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 1990 | -0.1273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.2% |
| 1991 | -0.2092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +64.3% |
| 1992 | -0.0762 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -63.6% |
| 1993 | -0.0956 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.5% |
| 1994 | -0.0431 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -54.9% |
| 1995 | -0.0555 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.6% |
| 1996 | -0.0572 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1997 | -0.0828 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +44.8% |
| 1998 | -0.1223 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +47.7% |
| 1999 | -0.0444 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -63.7% |
| 2000 | -0.055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.0% |
| 2001 | -0.0637 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 2002 | -0.1298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +103.8% |
| 2003 | -0.1034 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 2004 | -0.1166 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2005 | -0.1651 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.6% |
| 2006 | -0.1486 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2007 | -0.1886 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.0% |
| 2008 | -0.1858 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2009 | -0.2065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2010 | -0.129 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.5% |
| 2011 | -0.0654 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -49.3% |
| 2012 | -0.0552 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 2013 | -0.1207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +118.8% |
| 2014 | -0.185 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +53.3% |
| 2015 | -0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
| 2016 | -0.1688 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.1% |
| 2017 | -0.1616 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2018 | -0.1885 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.6% |
| 2019 | -0.1743 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2020 | -0.1599 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2021 | -0.1308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.2% |
| 2022 | -0.1575 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.4% |
| 2023 | -0.2491 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +58.1% |
| 2024 | -0.1975 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's -0.1975 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1889 current US$ per US$ of GDP. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's -0.1975 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2198 current US$ per US$ of GDP. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | -428.9% | -0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1003 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.0743 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1256 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1980s | -0.1446 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2117 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0914 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2092 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0431 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1363 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2065 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1468 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0552 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.179 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2491 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 175 Sao Tome and Principe -0.113 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 176 Palau -0.1294 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 177 Syria -0.1695 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 179 Marshall Islands -0.2402 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 180 Eritrea -0.2479 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 181 Yemen -0.3239 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Tonga
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -38.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Tonga?
- Gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in Tonga was -0.1975 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was -0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1975.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2491 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Tonga ranks 178th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic savings (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic savings (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Gross domestic savings (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.