Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Tonga
Tonga: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices was 19.77 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Tonga, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Tonga is 19.77 million USD, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 199.9% on the previous year and down 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Tonga peaked at 59.58 million USD in 2004 and was at its lowest, -15.08 million USD, in 2017.
Tonga ranks 172nd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Tonga, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.3494 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 0.5556 million USD | +59.0% |
| 1992 | 1.91 million USD | +244.2% |
| 1993 | 3.59 million USD | +87.8% |
| 1994 | 4.67 million USD | +29.9% |
| 1995 | 1.67 million USD | -64.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4347 million USD | -73.9% |
| 1997 | -0.0165 million USD | -103.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0822 million USD | -598.6% |
| 1999 | 1.71 million USD | +1982.6% |
| 2000 | 17.64 million USD | +930.2% |
| 2001 | 16.95 million USD | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 10.02 million USD | -40.9% |
| 2003 | 11.7 million USD | +16.8% |
| 2004 | 59.58 million USD | +409.2% |
| 2005 | 18.81 million USD | -68.4% |
| 2006 | 21.96 million USD | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 28.58 million USD | +30.1% |
| 2008 | 52.02 million USD | +82.0% |
| 2009 | 22.47 million USD | -56.8% |
| 2010 | 24.07 million USD | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 38.51 million USD | +60.0% |
| 2012 | 26.12 million USD | -32.2% |
| 2013 | 45.55 million USD | +74.4% |
| 2014 | 51.75 million USD | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 6.35 million USD | -87.7% |
| 2016 | 16.97 million USD | +167.3% |
| 2017 | -15.08 million USD | -188.9% |
| 2018 | 21.54 million USD | -242.8% |
| 2019 | -5.39 million USD | -125.0% |
| 2020 | 3.54 million USD | -165.6% |
| 2021 | 3.53 million USD | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 6.59 million USD | +86.5% |
| 2023 | 19.77 million USD | +199.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 19.77 million USD is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 724.26 million USD, 3% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 19.77 million USD is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 593.29 million USD, 3% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +1982.6% | 0.0822 million USD | 1.71 million USD |
| 2000 | +930.2% | 1.71 million USD | 17.64 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.5 million USD | -0.0165 million USD | 4.67 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.97 million USD | 10.02 million USD | 59.58 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.04 million USD | -15.08 million USD | 51.75 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.36 million USD | 3.53 million USD | 19.77 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 169 Turks and Caicos Islands 22.13 million USD compare
- 170 Haiti 21.89 million USD compare
- 171 Solomon Islands 21.6 million USD compare
- 173 Guinea-Bissau 19.76 million USD compare
- 174 Polynesia 17.04 million USD compare
- 175 Bhutan 16.48 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Tonga
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -38.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.3875 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0382 units per US$ 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Tonga?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices in Tonga was 19.77 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 59.58 million USD in 2004.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.08 million USD in 2017.
- How does Tonga rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Tonga ranks 172nd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.