Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit in Tonga
Tonga: Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit was 0.2236 units per US$ of GDP in 2008. ▲ Rising
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit in Tonga, 1989–2008
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.2236 units per US$ of GDP for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in 2008.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.8% on the previous year and up 74.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in Tonga peaked at 0.3108 units per US$ of GDP in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1015 units per US$ of GDP, in 1996.
Tonga ranks 146th of 158 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit in Tonga, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.1605 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1990 | 0.1957 units per US$ of GDP | +21.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1939 units per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1635 units per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 1993 | 0.194 units per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1224 units per US$ of GDP | -36.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1053 units per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1015 units per US$ of GDP | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1089 units per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.128 units per US$ of GDP | +17.5% |
| 1999 | 0.1502 units per US$ of GDP | +17.4% |
| 2000 | 0.161 units per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2295 units per US$ of GDP | +42.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3001 units per US$ of GDP | +30.7% |
| 2003 | 0.3058 units per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3108 units per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2805 units per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2391 units per US$ of GDP | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2936 units per US$ of GDP | +22.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2236 units per US$ of GDP | -23.8% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.2236 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.66 units per US$ of GDP, 8% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.2236 units per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.51 units per US$ of GDP, 6% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1605 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1605 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1605 units per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.1463 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1015 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1957 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2604 units per US$ of GDP | 0.161 units per US$ of GDP | 0.3108 units per US$ of GDP | 9 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More financial sector data for Tonga
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 45.37 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 33.13 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 45.37 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in Tonga?
- Money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit in Tonga was 0.2236 units per US$ of GDP in 2008, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3108 units per US$ of GDP in 2004.
- What is the lowest money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1015 units per US$ of GDP in 1996.
- How does Tonga rank for money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit?
- Tonga ranks 146th out of 158 countries with data for 2008.
- Is money (depository corporations survey, domestic currency), per unit rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.