Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Tonga
Tonga: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 9.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Tonga, 2004–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Tonga stood at 9.7%.
The figure is up 29.4% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Tonga peaked at 12.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2021.
That places Tonga 43rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 5.7% | — |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 4.7% | -19.9% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | +66.4% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +22.5% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | +22.1% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | +18.1% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | -15.8% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -16.6% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | -81.3% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | +316.6% |
| 2024 | 9.7% | +29.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.1% | 5.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 4.7% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.0% | 1.8% | 9.7% | 5 |
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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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.8347 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5345 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,322 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 3.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 7.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.4408 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 2,740 current LCU per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Tonga?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Tonga was 9.7% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2021.
- How does Tonga rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Tonga ranks 43rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.