Singapore vs Tonga: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Singapore
1.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Tonga
1.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Singapore rank
111th
Tonga rank
109th
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Singapore
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 1.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Singapore, a difference of 0.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 111th and Tonga ranks 109th of 186 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Singapore averaged higher in 4 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.222 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 1990s | 1.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2098 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9906 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2000s | 1.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2992 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.9766 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7345 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2422 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2020s | 1.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2323 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Singapore or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 1.36 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Singapore and Tonga?
- 0.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Tonga?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2020.
- How do Singapore and Tonga rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Singapore ranks 111th and Tonga ranks 109th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.