Personal remittances, received in Tonga
Tonga: Personal remittances, received was 39.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Personal remittances, received in Tonga, 1975–2024
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, personal remittances, received in Tonga stood at 39.2%.
The figure is down 8.0% on the previous year and up 44.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal remittances, received in Tonga peaked at 42.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1981.
That places Tonga 2nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Personal remittances, received in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 20.6% | — |
| 1976 | 17.9% | -13.1% |
| 1977 | 16.2% | -9.3% |
| 1978 | 14.6% | -10.2% |
| 1979 | 14.7% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 13.3% | -9.6% |
| 1981 | 12.2% | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 13.1% | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 27.1% | +106.9% |
| 1984 | 21.0% | -22.6% |
| 1985 | 36.4% | +73.8% |
| 1986 | 30.6% | -16.0% |
| 1987 | 27.4% | -10.4% |
| 1988 | 15.6% | -43.2% |
| 1989 | 14.0% | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 21.1% | +50.9% |
| 1991 | 14.2% | -32.7% |
| 1992 | 15.6% | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 15.1% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 29.2% | +92.6% |
| 2002 | 34.0% | +16.7% |
| 2003 | 29.0% | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 28.4% | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 26.3% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 26.7% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 30.0% | +9.6% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | -12.7% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | -23.1% |
| 2011 | 20.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 19.4% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 27.2% | +40.2% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 29.5% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 34.5% | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 35.9% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 41.5% | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 38.7% | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 42.6% | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 39.2% | -8.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.8% | 14.6% | 20.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 21.1% | 12.2% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.5% | 14.2% | 21.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 26.2% | 34.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 19.4% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 37.5% | 42.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 1 Tajikistan 57.7% compare
- 3 Lebanon 33.3% compare
- 4 Honduras 30.1% compare
- 5 El Salvador 27.5% 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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 8.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4954 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,079 current US$ per person (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 7,309 current LCU per person (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3972 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal remittances, received in Tonga?
- Personal remittances, received in Tonga was 39.2% in 2024, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest personal remittances, received recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 42.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest personal remittances, received recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1981.
- How does Tonga rank for personal remittances, received?
- Tonga ranks 2nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is personal remittances, received rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Personal remittances, received (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.