International tourism, number of arrivals in Tonga
Tonga: International tourism, number of arrivals was 94,000 in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of arrivals in Tonga, 1995–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
In 2019, international tourism, number of arrivals in Tonga stood at 94,000. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 21.6% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of arrivals in Tonga peaked at 94,000 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29,000, in 1997.
Tonga ranks 170th of 201 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
International tourism, number of arrivals in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 33,000 | — |
| 1996 | 31,000 | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 29,000 | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 35,000 | +20.7% |
| 1999 | 44,000 | +25.7% |
| 2000 | 43,000 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 38,000 | -11.6% |
| 2002 | 45,000 | +18.4% |
| 2003 | 51,000 | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 51,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 60,000 | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 54,000 | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 65,000 | +20.4% |
| 2008 | 65,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 74,700 | +14.9% |
| 2010 | 65,000 | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 68,400 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | 57,200 | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 59,700 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 65,800 | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 72,600 | +10.3% |
| 2016 | 86,700 | +19.4% |
| 2017 | 86,600 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 77,300 | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 94,000 | +21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34,400 | 29,000 | 44,000 | 5 |
| 2000s | 54,670 | 38,000 | 74,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 73,330 | 57,200 | 94,000 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 167 Seychelles 124,500 compare
- 168 North Macedonia 118,000 compare
- 169 Guinea 99,000 compare
- 171 Palestine 93,000 compare
- 172 French Polynesia 89,400 compare
- 173 Madagascar 87,100 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, number of arrivals in Tonga?
- International tourism, number of arrivals in Tonga was 94,000 in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 94,000 in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 29,000 in 1997.
- How does Tonga rank for international tourism, number of arrivals?
- Tonga ranks 170th out of 201 countries with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, number of arrivals rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. 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, number of arrivals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.