Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Tonga
Tonga: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2964 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Tonga, 1975–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.2964 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 12.1% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Tonga peaked at 0.3449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0974 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1994.
That places Tonga 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Tonga, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.2103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | 0.1799 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1638 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2539 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +55.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2161 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2481 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.2% |
| 1987 | 0.248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1904 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1444 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1765 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1428 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0974 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2916 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +199.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3303 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2739 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2686 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2503 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2557 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2617 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2883 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2483 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1896 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1647 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1631 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2377 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +45.7% |
| 2014 | 0.233 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2618 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2647 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2796 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2773 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.28 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.337 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2964 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.2964 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0337 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 8.8× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.2964 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 26.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +199.4% | 0.0974 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2916 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1847 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1638 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.2281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1346 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.1377 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0974 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1765 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2743 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2483 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3303 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1631 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2796 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.28 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 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 personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Tonga?
- Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Tonga was 0.2964 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0974 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- How does Tonga rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Tonga ranks 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 39 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Personal transfers, receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.