Tonga: Net domestic credit (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Tonga's net domestic credit (current LCU) fell 5.8% on 2024 (from 297.95 million to 280.57 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +5.7% and a typical year strayed about 12.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations below 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 41% in 2005 and the biggest yearly fall was 24.1% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 23% 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 2025, Tonga had the 103rd highest value of the 104 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 2025 ranking

• Grenada — 100th of 104: 1.54 billion
• Dominica — 101st of 104: 985.4 million
• Samoa — 102nd of 104: 546.89 million
• Timor-Leste — 104th of 104: -168.15 million

What this measures

Net domestic credit is the sum of net claims on the central government and claims on other sectors of the domestic economy. 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.

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Net domestic credit (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Australia — 5.96 trillion (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 6.91 billion (2025)
• Cambodia — 224.95 trillion (2025)
• China — 353.25 trillion (2024)
• Fiji — 12.36 billion (2025)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 8.18 trillion (2025)
• Indonesia — 11,424.3 trillion (2025)
• Japan — 1,834.69 trillion (2025)
• Korea, Rep. — 5,011.73 trillion (2024)
• Macao SAR, China — 171.42 billion (2025)
• Malaysia

More financial sector data for Tonga

• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$2.4 (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$2.41 (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 33.85% (2025)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 34.11% (2025)
• Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 174.32 (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 34.11% (2025)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 5.59% (2025)
• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 150.46 (2025)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 2.96% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Tonga's net domestic credit (current LCU)?

280.57 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1989?

It is up 593.36% from 40.47 million in 1989 (5.53% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 325.83 million in 2019 and the lowest 40.47 million in 1989.

How does Tonga rank?

103rd highest of 104 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in net domestic credit (current LCU) unusual for Tonga?

In 2025, Tonga's net domestic credit (current LCU) fell 5.8% on 2024 (from 297.95 million to 280.57 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +5.7% and a typical year strayed about 12.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations below 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 FM.AST.DOMS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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