Tonga's PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) was −US$130,000 in 2015, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 190.28% from US$144,000 in 2010.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$130,000 | 2015 |
| Five years earlier | US$144,000 | 2010 |
| Highest | US$778,000 | 2009 |
| Lowest | −US$1.26 million | 2000 |
| Average since 2009 | −US$27,143 | 2009–2015 |
| First recorded | US$171,000 | 1996 |
Over five years it is down 190.28% from US$144,000 in 2010. Since 1996 it is down 176.02% from US$171,000 in 1996. The World Bank has no value for 8 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.
What the numbers say
In 2015, Tonga's PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) rose US$298,000 on 2014 (from −US$428,000 to −US$130,000).
Across the 9 yearly changes before that (1997 to 2014), the average change was −US$292,667 and a typical year strayed about US$453,840 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above 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 US$298,000 in 2015 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1.29 million in 1997. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Tonga | −US$130,000 | 2015 |
| Upper middle income | US$64.14 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Tonga in the 2015 ranking
- São Tomé and Principe — 1st of 3: US$10 million
- Malawi — 3rd of 3: −US$1.93 million
What this measures
Public and publicly guaranteed debt from private creditors include bonds that are either publicly issued or privately placed; commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions; and other private credits from manufacturers, exporters, and other suppliers of goods, and bank credits covered by a guarantee of an export credit agency. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 12 values
| Year | PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2015 | -130,000 |
| 2014 | -428,000 |
| 2013 | -276,000 |
| 2012 | -198,000 |
| 2011 | -80,000 |
| 2010 | 144,000 |
| 2009 | 778,000 |
| 2008 | no data |
| 2007 | no data |
| 2006 | no data |
| 2005 |
PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- China — US$22.45 billion (2024)
- Fiji — −US$200 million (2020)
- Indonesia — US$11.05 billion (2024)
- Lao PDR — −US$198.01 million (2024)
- Mongolia — US$654.58 million (2024)
- Myanmar — −US$189.21 million (2024)
- Papua New Guinea — −US$8.07 million (2024)
- Philippines — US$5 billion (2024)
- Thailand — −US$257.95 million (2024)
- Viet Nam — −US$1.82 billion (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Tonga
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — 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$108.76 million (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Tonga's PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$)?
- −US$130,000 in 2015, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1996?
- It is down 176.02% from US$171,000 in 1996. The highest value was US$778,000 in 2009 and the lowest −US$1.26 million in 2000.
- Is the latest change in PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) unusual for Tonga?
- In 2015, Tonga's PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) rose US$298,000 on 2014 (from −US$428,000 to −US$130,000). Across the 9 yearly changes before that (1997 to 2014), the average change was −US$292,667 and a typical year strayed about US$453,840 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.PRVT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, 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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