International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Tonga
Tonga: International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) was 12.1% 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 % of total imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Tonga is 12.1%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Tonga peaked at 13.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2009.
Tonga ranks 15th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 12.0% | — |
| 2004 | 12.9% | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | -17.6% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | -14.2% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 9.0% | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 12.6% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | -29.2% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +39.2% |
| 2018 | 12.9% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | -8.6% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 12.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 3.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 12.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.6%, 2.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 8.2% | 12.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 8.9% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 12.1% | 12.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More private sector data for Tonga
- Merchandise trade 39.5% (2025)
- Food imports 29.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 48.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 255.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 169.35 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 84.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 13.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 102.80 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 125.31 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Tonga?
- International tourism, expenditures in Tonga was 12.1% 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 13.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2009.
- How does Tonga rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Tonga ranks 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. 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 (% of total imports). 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. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.