Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Tonga
Tonga: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre was 0.0338 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Tonga, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Tonga stood at 0.0338 million USD per square kilometre.
The figure is up 224.9% on the previous year and down 52.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Tonga peaked at 0.0778 million USD per square kilometre in 2014 and was at its lowest, -0.0218 million USD per square kilometre, in 2017.
Tonga ranks 53rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Tonga, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | +80.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | +238.9% |
| 1993 | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | +78.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0014 million USD per square kilometre | -63.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | -72.3% |
| 1997 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -103.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -534.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | +1996.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0128 million USD per square kilometre | +861.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0106 million USD per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0065 million USD per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0087 million USD per square kilometre | +33.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0521 million USD per square kilometre | +500.3% |
| 2005 | 0.018 million USD per square kilometre | -65.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0239 million USD per square kilometre | +32.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0333 million USD per square kilometre | +39.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0644 million USD per square kilometre | +93.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0279 million USD per square kilometre | -56.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0343 million USD per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0608 million USD per square kilometre | +77.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0432 million USD per square kilometre | -28.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0713 million USD per square kilometre | +65.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0778 million USD per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0088 million USD per square kilometre | -88.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0231 million USD per square kilometre | +161.8% |
| 2017 | -0.0218 million USD per square kilometre | -194.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0322 million USD per square kilometre | -248.1% |
| 2019 | -0.0085 million USD per square kilometre | -126.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0053 million USD per square kilometre | -162.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0053 million USD per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0104 million USD per square kilometre | +96.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0338 million USD per square kilometre | +224.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0338 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0107 million USD per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0338 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0089 million USD per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, per square kilometre in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +1996.1% | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2000 | +861.5% | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0128 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0013 million USD per square kilometre | -0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0039 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0258 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0065 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0644 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0321 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0218 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0778 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0137 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0053 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0338 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 50 Bulgaria 0.036 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 51 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0344 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 52 Guyana 0.0341 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 54 Romania 0.031 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 55 Lithuania 0.0305 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 56 Chile 0.0283 million USD per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Tonga
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.3875 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0382 units per US$ 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$, per square kilometre in Tonga?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre in Tonga was 0.0338 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0778 million USD per square kilometre in 2014.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0218 million USD per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Tonga rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre?
- Tonga ranks 53rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, per square kilometre rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.6%. 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$, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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$ 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.