Tonga's changes in inventories (current LCU) was 3.67 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 54.14% from 7.99 million in 2014 (7.5% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 3.67 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 19.18 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 7.99 million | 2014 |
| Highest | 55.63 million | 2011 |
| Lowest | -4.65 million | 2022 |
| Average since 2015 | 10.41 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 1.19 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Tonga's changes in inventories (current LCU) rose 6.84 million on 2023 (from -3.17 million to 3.67 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −251,550 and a typical year strayed about 14.19 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 52.13 million in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 44.17 million in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 28% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Tonga had the 26th highest value of the 39 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Tonga in the 2024 ranking
- Fiji — 23rd of 39: 105.5 million
- Timor-Leste — 24th of 39: 57.83 million
- Kiribati — 25th of 39: 4.56 million
- Solomon Islands — 27th of 39: -232,600
- Palau — 28th of 39: -2.8 million
- Marshall Islands — 29th of 39: -4.96 million
What this measures
Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 50 values
| Year | Changes in inventories (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3,665,600 |
| 2023 | -3,171,500 |
| 2022 | -4,653,800 |
| 2021 | 18,822,100 |
| 2020 | 13,629,700 |
| 2019 | 19,183,900 |
| 2018 | 22,448,800 |
| 2017 | 12,233,100 |
| 2016 | 4,597,000 |
| 2015 | 17,387,600 |
| 2014 |
Changes in inventories (current LCU) in nearby economies
- American Samoa — -29 million (2022)
- Australia — 3.68 billion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — 41.8 million (2025)
- Cambodia — 1.26 trillion (2025)
- China — 1.12 trillion (2024)
- Fiji — 105.5 million (2024)
- French Polynesia — -1.11 billion (2020)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 46.96 billion (2025)
- Indonesia — 441.09 trillion (2025)
- Japan — -852.7 billion (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Tonga
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$121.36 million (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$9.6 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$129.55 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$129.55 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$129.55 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) — US$129.55 million (2023)
- Net ODA received per capita (current US$) — US$1,239 (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$108.76 million (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Tonga's changes in inventories (current LCU)?
- 3.67 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1975?
- It is up 206.87% from 1.19 million in 1975 (2.31% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 55.63 million in 2011 and the lowest -4.65 million in 2022.
- How does Tonga rank?
- 26th highest of 39 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in changes in inventories (current LCU) unusual for Tonga?
- In 2024, Tonga's changes in inventories (current LCU) rose 6.84 million on 2023 (from -3.17 million to 3.67 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −251,550 and a typical year strayed about 14.19 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.STKB.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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