Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Tonga
Tonga: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) was 509,465 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Tonga, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Tonga is 509,465 US dollar per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 153.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Tonga peaked at 509,465 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18,728 US dollar per square kilometre, in 1980.
That places Tonga 31st out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 18,728 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 19,764 US dollar per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 22,532 US dollar per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 28,214 US dollar per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1984 | 37,597 US dollar per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1985 | 36,241 US dollar per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 30,475 US dollar per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1987 | 38,438 US dollar per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1988 | 37,950 US dollar per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 31,316 US dollar per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1990 | 42,506 US dollar per square kilometre | +35.7% |
| 1991 | 42,844 US dollar per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 42,803 US dollar per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 47,713 US dollar per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 126,567 US dollar per square kilometre | +165.3% |
| 2011 | 167,824 US dollar per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 2012 | 195,274 US dollar per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2013 | 200,949 US dollar per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 213,003 US dollar per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 180,044 US dollar per square kilometre | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 213,929 US dollar per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2017 | 249,839 US dollar per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 280,894 US dollar per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2019 | 285,603 US dollar per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 317,944 US dollar per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 426,653 US dollar per square kilometre | +34.2% |
| 2022 | 478,788 US dollar per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2023 | 509,465 US dollar per square kilometre | +6.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 509,465 US dollar per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 133,960 US dollar per square kilometre, 3.8× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 509,465 US dollar per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 136,687 US dollar per square kilometre, 3.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +165.3% | 47,713 US dollar per square kilometre | 126,567 US dollar per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30,126 US dollar per square kilometre | 18,728 US dollar per square kilometre | 38,438 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 43,967 US dollar per square kilometre | 42,506 US dollar per square kilometre | 47,713 US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 211,393 US dollar per square kilometre | 126,567 US dollar per square kilometre | 285,603 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 433,212 US dollar per square kilometre | 317,944 US dollar per square kilometre | 509,465 US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 28 Saint Lucia 609,612 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 29 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 604,220 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 30 Poland 531,704 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 32 United Kingdom 449,171 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 33 Jamaica 438,756 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 34 Hungary 400,992 US dollar per square kilometre compare
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 reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Tonga?
- Reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) in Tonga was 509,465 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 509,465 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,728 US dollar per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does Tonga rank for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
- Tonga ranks 31st out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 153.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.