Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Tonga
Tonga: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 28.2% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Tonga, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Tonga is 28.2%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.0% on the previous year and up 129.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Tonga peaked at 28.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
Tonga ranks 85th of 191 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.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 6.5% | — |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +89.2% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 17.3% | +41.8% |
| 2017 | 17.0% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | +37.1% |
| 2019 | 28.2% | +21.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 0.0% | 28.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More private sector data for Tonga
- Merchandise trade 39.5% (2025)
- Food imports 27.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 53.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 255.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 67.5% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 13.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 125.31 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 44.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Tonga?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Tonga was 28.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Tonga rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Tonga ranks 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.