Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Tonga
Tonga: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary income 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
In 2024, primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Tonga stood at 0.1082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 111.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Tonga peaked at 0.1082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1975.
That places Tonga 34th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Tonga, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | 0.0225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +98.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0425 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +83.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0555 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +30.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0719 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +29.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0681 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0519 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0502 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 0.049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0498 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0591 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0338 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0458 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +35.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0347 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0368 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0301 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0261 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0352 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0279 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0344 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0326 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0247 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0589 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +138.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0496 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0545 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0511 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0382 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0409 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +90.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0769 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0871 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0752 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0696 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +49.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.1082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0208 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 5.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.1082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +138.3% | 0.0247 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0589 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0425 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0533 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0338 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0719 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0275 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0458 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0305 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0246 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0352 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0247 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0871 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0914 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0696 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 31 Hungary 0.1153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 French Polynesia 0.1151 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Finland 0.1098 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 Japan 0.1029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Faroe Islands 0.0953 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Qatar 0.0925 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$), annual growth rate 9.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Tonga?
- Primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Tonga was 0.1082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1975.
- How does Tonga rank for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Tonga ranks 34th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.7%. 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 Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Primary income receipts Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.