Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Tonga
Tonga: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0275 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Tonga, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.0275 million USD per square kilometre for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 199.9% on the previous year and down 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Tonga peaked at 0.0828 million USD per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, -0.021 million USD per square kilometre, in 2017.
Tonga ranks 50th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Tonga, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | +59.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | +244.2% |
| 1993 | 0.005 million USD per square kilometre | +87.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0065 million USD per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0023 million USD per square kilometre | -64.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0006 million USD per square kilometre | -73.9% |
| 1997 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -103.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -598.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | +1982.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0245 million USD per square kilometre | +930.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0235 million USD per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0139 million USD per square kilometre | -40.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0163 million USD per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0828 million USD per square kilometre | +409.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0261 million USD per square kilometre | -68.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0305 million USD per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0397 million USD per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0723 million USD per square kilometre | +82.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0312 million USD per square kilometre | -56.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0334 million USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0535 million USD per square kilometre | +60.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0363 million USD per square kilometre | -32.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0633 million USD per square kilometre | +74.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0719 million USD per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0088 million USD per square kilometre | -87.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0236 million USD per square kilometre | +167.3% |
| 2017 | -0.021 million USD per square kilometre | -188.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0299 million USD per square kilometre | -242.8% |
| 2019 | -0.0075 million USD per square kilometre | -125.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0049 million USD per square kilometre | -165.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0049 million USD per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0092 million USD per square kilometre | +86.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0275 million USD per square kilometre | +199.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0275 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0085 million USD per square kilometre, 3.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0275 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +1982.6% | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +930.2% | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0245 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | -0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0065 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0361 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0139 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0828 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0292 million USD per square kilometre | -0.021 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0719 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0116 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0049 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0275 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 47 New Caledonia 0.0325 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 48 Jamaica 0.0307 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 49 El Salvador 0.0298 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 51 Montenegro 0.0273 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 52 Malaysia 0.0264 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 53 Panama 0.0246 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Tonga
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.3875 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0382 units per US$ 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Tonga?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Tonga was 0.0275 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0828 million USD per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.021 million USD per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Tonga rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Tonga ranks 50th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.