Broad money in Tonga
Tonga: Broad money was 59.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Broad money in Tonga, 1989–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 59.7% for broad money in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money in Tonga peaked at 69.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 1994.
Tonga ranks 83rd of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Broad money in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 30.5% | — |
| 1990 | 33.5% | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 32.2% | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 28.5% | -11.6% |
| 1993 | 34.2% | +20.2% |
| 1994 | 26.5% | -22.6% |
| 1995 | 27.0% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 27.4% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 29.6% | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 32.3% | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 32.8% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 36.5% | +11.4% |
| 2001 | 39.6% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 38.2% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 39.2% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 42.0% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 47.7% | +13.6% |
| 2006 | 44.0% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 48.4% | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 45.7% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 44.9% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 43.9% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 40.3% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 43.2% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 45.4% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 48.5% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 53.0% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 54.9% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 55.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 55.9% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 52.4% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 60.5% | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 69.4% | +14.9% |
| 2022 | 67.3% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 62.2% | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 61.0% | -1.9% |
| 2025 | 59.7% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30.5% | 30.5% | 30.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 30.4% | 26.5% | 34.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.6% | 36.5% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.3% | 40.3% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 59.7% | 69.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More financial sector data for Tonga
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 2,704 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.4131 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -5.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 278.97 million SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 301.36 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 301.36 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 301.36 million SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,905 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 4.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,905 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money in Tonga?
- Broad money in Tonga was 59.7% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest broad money recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 1994.
- How does Tonga rank for broad money?
- Tonga ranks 83rd out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.