Travel services in Tonga
Tonga: Travel services was 34.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Tonga, 1971–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 34.8% for travel services in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.5% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Tonga peaked at 40.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1992.
That places Tonga 39th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Travel services in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 9.1% | — |
| 1972 | 9.7% | +6.4% |
| 1973 | 12.7% | +32.0% |
| 1974 | 16.9% | +32.3% |
| 1975 | 17.7% | +4.9% |
| 1976 | 18.4% | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 22.9% | +24.3% |
| 1978 | 13.9% | -39.3% |
| 1979 | 9.2% | -33.8% |
| 1980 | 21.4% | +132.4% |
| 1981 | 23.5% | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 22.9% | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 22.7% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 28.4% | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 19.7% | -30.6% |
| 1986 | 20.4% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 18.9% | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 12.6% | -33.0% |
| 1989 | 11.1% | -12.4% |
| 1990 | 6.8% | -38.7% |
| 1991 | 6.6% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 4.6% | -29.9% |
| 1993 | 5.3% | +14.2% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | +15.1% |
| 2001 | 13.6% | +124.8% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | -12.7% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | -32.8% |
| 2004 | 14.3% | +78.6% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | -11.1% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 23.8% | +106.5% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | -16.6% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | -33.5% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 20.9% | +30.1% |
| 2012 | 17.3% | -17.2% |
| 2013 | 19.2% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | +64.3% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | -30.2% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | +26.6% |
| 2017 | 35.4% | +27.0% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 40.2% | +21.4% |
| 2020 | 36.4% | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 21.2% | -41.7% |
| 2022 | 18.9% | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 29.8% | +58.2% |
| 2024 | 34.8% | +16.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.5% | 9.1% | 22.9% | 9 |
| 1980s | 20.2% | 11.1% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.9% | 4.6% | 6.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 8.0% | 23.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 26.4% | 16.1% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 18.9% | 36.4% | 5 |
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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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,167 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.46 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 9,083 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 6.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 21,564 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Tonga?
- Travel services in Tonga was 34.8% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 40.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1992.
- How does Tonga rank for travel services?
- Tonga ranks 39th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.