Travel services in Tonga
Tonga: Travel services was 68.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Tonga, 1971–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Tonga is 68.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Tonga peaked at 88.6% in 1976 and was at its lowest, 30.1%, in 2002.
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 falling across the 48 years of available data.
Travel services in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 75.6% | — |
| 1972 | 78.0% | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 85.8% | +10.0% |
| 1974 | 87.5% | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 81.7% | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 88.6% | +8.5% |
| 1977 | 78.6% | -11.3% |
| 1978 | 75.1% | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 69.3% | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 71.0% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 79.6% | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 55.4% | -30.4% |
| 1983 | 78.4% | +41.4% |
| 1984 | 65.2% | -16.8% |
| 1985 | 62.8% | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 66.3% | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 76.1% | +14.8% |
| 1988 | 67.6% | -11.1% |
| 1989 | 68.7% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 66.3% | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 68.6% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 59.6% | -13.2% |
| 1993 | 71.8% | +20.5% |
| 1994 | 73.9% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 42.7% | -42.3% |
| 2002 | 30.1% | -29.3% |
| 2003 | 41.2% | +36.7% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | +35.9% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | +19.6% |
| 2006 | 55.4% | -17.3% |
| 2007 | 67.6% | +22.2% |
| 2008 | 51.1% | -24.4% |
| 2009 | 61.4% | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 65.3% | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 59.7% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 65.3% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 67.8% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 72.3% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 64.4% | -10.9% |
| 2018 | 56.6% | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 65.2% | +15.1% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 32.6% | -49.2% |
| 2022 | 36.3% | +11.5% |
| 2023 | 66.3% | +82.4% |
| 2024 | 68.4% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.0% | 69.3% | 88.6% | 9 |
| 1980s | 69.1% | 55.4% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.1% | 59.6% | 73.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 52.5% | 30.1% | 67.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 63.8% | 55.3% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 32.6% | 68.4% | 5 |
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 travel services in Tonga?
- Travel services in Tonga was 68.4% 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 88.6% in 1976.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.1% in 2002.
- 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 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 commercial service exports). 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 exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.