Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Tonga
Tonga: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was 0.3103 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Tonga, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Tonga stood at 0.3103 million USD.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.0% on the previous year and down 95.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Tonga peaked at 15.62 million USD in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.2192 million USD, in 2015.
Tonga ranks 133rd of 168 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$ in Tonga, year by year
| 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$ 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 | +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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 130 Burundi 1.52 million USD compare
- 131 Kyrgyzstan 1.5 million USD compare
- 132 Uganda 0.3814 million USD compare
- 134 Cook Islands 0.3098 million USD compare
- 135 Guinea-Bissau 0.2575 million USD compare
- 136 Mauritania 0.1311 million USD 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.25 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 12.03 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -12.08 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -560.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -115.95 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 9.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$ in Tonga?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$ in Tonga was 0.3103 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 15.62 million USD in 2011.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2192 million USD in 2015.
- How does Tonga rank for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- Tonga ranks 133rd out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$. 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.