Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Tonga
Tonga: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 34.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Tonga, 1975–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 34.1% for monetary sector credit to private sector in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Tonga peaked at 55.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1975.
Tonga ranks 103rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2.7% | — |
| 1976 | 8.5% | +215.8% |
| 1977 | 10.4% | +22.7% |
| 1978 | 10.4% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 13.7% | +31.5% |
| 1980 | 15.6% | +13.7% |
| 1981 | 18.4% | +17.8% |
| 1982 | 22.2% | +20.7% |
| 1983 | 20.7% | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 21.5% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 25.4% | +18.4% |
| 1986 | 24.7% | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 29.4% | +19.0% |
| 1988 | 36.2% | +23.1% |
| 1989 | 39.1% | +7.9% |
| 1990 | 37.7% | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 32.1% | -14.8% |
| 1992 | 30.1% | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 31.7% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 30.3% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 35.5% | +17.1% |
| 1996 | 35.6% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 40.4% | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 42.3% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 37.9% | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 40.5% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 41.9% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 44.6% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 52.8% | +30.2% |
| 2006 | 48.2% | -8.7% |
| 2007 | 55.1% | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 52.3% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 48.0% | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 33.0% | -17.3% |
| 2012 | 30.6% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 34.0% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 37.4% | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 39.3% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 38.2% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 37.8% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 36.4% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 36.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 35.7% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 34.8% | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 34.1% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.2% | 2.7% | 13.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 25.3% | 15.6% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.4% | 30.1% | 42.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.8% | 40.5% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 30.6% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.8% | 34.1% | 37.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More financial sector data for Tonga
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -8.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 4.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.4107 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 2,689 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 4.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 2,905 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (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 monetary sector credit to private sector in Tonga?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Tonga was 34.1% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 55.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1975.
- How does Tonga rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Tonga ranks 103rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. 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.