Tonga's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) was 468.46 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 75.75% from 266.55 million in 2014 (5.8% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 468.46 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 388.42 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 266.55 million | 2014 |
| Highest | 491.03 million | 2023 |
| Lowest | 7.63 million | 1978 |
| Average since 2015 | 382.53 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 7.63 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Tonga's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) fell 4.6% on 2023 (from 491.03 million to 468.46 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2023), the average change was +11.1% and a typical year strayed about 11.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 78.7% in 1982 and the biggest yearly fall was 24.5% in 1984. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 25.18 million a year. A straight line explains 90% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 563.38 million for 2027. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2022 to 2024 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 32.26 million, against 69.63 million for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2024, Tonga had the 24th highest value of the 54 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
- Djibouti — 21st of 54: 1.65 billion
- Latvia — 22nd of 54: 849.88 million
- Faroe Islands — 23rd of 54: 485.6 million
- Timor-Leste — 25th of 54: 224.71 million
- Estonia — 26th of 54: 174.4 million
- Lithuania — 27th of 54: 170.05 million
What this measures
Net secondary income (from abroad) comprises transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net secondary income is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. 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 46 values
| Year | Net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 468,463,000 |
| 2023 | 491,026,800 |
| 2022 | 482,114,900 |
| 2021 | 410,909,200 |
| 2020 | 348,115,100 |
| 2019 | 388,420,900 |
| 2018 | 354,913,900 |
| 2017 | 333,867,800 |
| 2016 | 279,824,800 |
| 2015 | 267,688,900 |
Net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Australia — -521 million (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — -939.28 million (2025)
- Cambodia — 9.94 trillion (2025)
- China — 157.71 billion (2025)
- Fiji — 1.13 billion (2025)
- French Polynesia — 65.57 billion (2024)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — -23.47 billion (2025)
- Indonesia — 110.72 trillion (2025)
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 net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU)?
- 468.46 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1978?
- It is up 6,044% from 7.63 million in 1978 (9.37% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 491.03 million in 2023 and the lowest 7.63 million in 1978.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.TRF.NCTR.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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