Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Tonga

Tonga: Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled was 0.3103 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.3103 million USD
Change on year
down 24.0%
World rank
144th
of 184 countries
All-time high
15.62 million USD
in 2011
All-time low
-0.2192 million USD
in 2015
Years of data
29
1990–2023

Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Tonga, 1990–2023

0510151990200620231990: 0.001 million USD1991: 0.024 million USD1992: 0.002 million USD1993: 0.001 million USD1999: 3.6 million USD2000: 10.8 million USD2001: 5.4 million USD2002: 2.6 million USD2003: 5 million USD2004: 10.8 million USD2005: 4.6 million USD2006: 1.7 million USD2007: 2.3 million USD2008: 3.4 million USD2009: 5.1 million USD2010: 3.1 million USD2011: 15.6 million USD2012: 7.4 million USD2013: 7.5 million USD2014: 11.5 million USD2015: -0.219 million USD2016: 0.009 million USD2017: 0.572 million USD2018: 0.655 million USD2019: 1.5 million USD2020: 1.1 million USD2021: -0.059 million USD2022: 0.408 million USD2023: 0.31 million USD

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD.

Analysis

Tonga recorded 0.3103 million USD for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in 2023.

That represents a change of down 24.0% on the previous year and down 95.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Tonga peaked at 15.62 million USD in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.2192 million USD, in 2015.

Tonga ranks 144th of 184 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 outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled in Tonga, 1990 to 2023.
Year million USD Change
1990 0.0008 million USD —
1991 0.0239 million USD +2965.4%
1992 0.0022 million USD -90.6%
1993 0.0007 million USD -67.6%
1999 3.56 million USD +488179.5%
2000 10.8 million USD +203.1%
2001 5.37 million USD -50.3%
2002 2.64 million USD -50.8%
2003 5.03 million USD +90.5%
2004 10.8 million USD +114.7%
2005 4.58 million USD -57.6%
2006 1.68 million USD -63.4%
2007 2.28 million USD +36.0%
2008 3.4 million USD +48.8%
2009 5.06 million USD +49.0%
2010 3.1 million USD -38.9%
2011 15.62 million USD +404.5%
2012 7.44 million USD -52.3%
2013 7.5 million USD +0.7%
2014 11.48 million USD +53.1%
2015 -0.2192 million USD -101.9%
2016 0.0085 million USD -103.9%
2017 0.5717 million USD +6610.0%
2018 0.655 million USD +14.6%
2019 1.47 million USD +124.3%
2020 1.08 million USD -26.6%
2021 -0.0588 million USD -105.5%
2022 0.4085 million USD -794.9%
2023 0.3103 million USD -24.0%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 0.3103 million USD is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 53.33 million USD, 1% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 0.3103 million USD is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75.94 million USD, 0% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled 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.

YearChange FromTo
1999 +488179.5% 0.0007 million USD 3.56 million USD
2017 +6610.0% 0.0085 million USD 0.5717 million USD
1991 +2965.4% 0.0008 million USD 0.0239 million USD
2022 +794.9% -0.0588 million USD 0.4085 million USD

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7184 million USD 0.0007 million USD 3.56 million USD 5
2000s 5.17 million USD 1.68 million USD 10.8 million USD 10
2010s 4.76 million USD -0.2192 million USD 15.62 million USD 10
2020s 0.4346 million USD -0.0588 million USD 1.08 million USD 4

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 141 Burundi 1.52 million USD compare
  2. 142 Kyrgyzstan 1.5 million USD compare
  3. 143 Uganda 0.3814 million USD compare
  4. 145 Cook Islands 0.3098 million USD compare
  5. 146 Guinea-Bissau 0.2575 million USD compare
  6. 147 Mauritania 0.1311 million USD compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Tonga?
Total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled in Tonga was 0.3103 million USD in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 15.62 million USD in 2011.
What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was -0.2192 million USD in 2015.
How does Tonga rank for total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled?
Tonga ranks 144th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
Is total fdi outflows — value us$, gaps filled rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is down 95.9%. 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 outflows — Value US$, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Total FDI outflows — Value US$, gaps filled
Unit
million USD
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
214 places, 6,172 data points, 1990–2023
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Total FDI outflows — Value US$ with 95 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.