International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Tonga
Tonga: International tourism, expenditures (current US$) was 38.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Tonga, 2003–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Tonga is 38.00 million current US$, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 13.6% on the previous year and up 75.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Tonga peaked at 44.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 13.20 million current US$, in 2003.
Tonga ranks 166th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 13.20 million current US$ | — |
| 2004 | 16.20 million current US$ | +22.7% |
| 2005 | 16.00 million current US$ | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 15.00 million current US$ | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 17.30 million current US$ | +15.3% |
| 2008 | 21.30 million current US$ | +23.1% |
| 2009 | 19.80 million current US$ | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 21.60 million current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 23.40 million current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 28.50 million current US$ | +21.8% |
| 2013 | 29.10 million current US$ | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 30.10 million current US$ | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 32.40 million current US$ | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 23.80 million current US$ | -26.5% |
| 2017 | 37.70 million current US$ | +58.4% |
| 2018 | 41.20 million current US$ | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 44.00 million current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 38.00 million current US$ | -13.6% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 38.00 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 346.00 million current US$, 11% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 38.00 million current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 256.00 million current US$, 15% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.97 million current US$ | 13.20 million current US$ | 21.30 million current US$ | 7 |
| 2010s | 31.18 million current US$ | 21.60 million current US$ | 44.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.00 million current US$ | 38.00 million current US$ | 38.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 163 Comoros 43.00 million current US$ compare
- 164 Trinidad and Tobago 42.00 million current US$ compare
- 165 Seychelles 39.00 million current US$ compare
- 166 Montenegro 38.00 million current US$ compare
- 168 Eswatini 36.40 million current US$ compare
- 169 Antigua and Barbuda 35.00 million current US$ compare
- 169 Mauritania 35.00 million current US$ compare
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$), annual growth rate 44.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Tonga?
- International tourism, expenditures in Tonga was 38.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 44.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.20 million current US$ in 2003.
- How does Tonga rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Tonga ranks 166th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.