Tonga: Reserves and related items (current US$, BoP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Tonga's reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) fell US$4.37 million on 2024 (from US$5.35 million to US$975,864).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2024), the average change was −US$477,511 and a typical year strayed about US$44.22 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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 US$105.38 million in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was US$139.47 million in 2011. 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 less than 1% 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 97th highest value of the 134 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

• Luxembourg — 94th of 134: US$7.88 million
• Dominica — 95th of 134: US$4.01 million
• Bermuda — 96th of 134: US$1.3 million
• São Tomé and Principe — 98th of 134: −US$1.29 million
• St. Kitts and Nevis — 99th of 134: −US$14.61 million
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 100th of 134: −US$22.04 million

What this measures

Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency.Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

All 49 values

Reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies

• Australia — US$3.35 billion (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — US$339.3 million (2025)
• Cambodia — US$1.45 billion (2025)
• China — −US$49.94 billion (2025)
• Fiji — US$143.99 million (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — −US$8.94 billion (2025)
• Indonesia — −US$7.85 billion (2025)
• Japan — US$37.05 billion (2025)
• Kiribati — −US$51.71 million (2025)
• Korea, Rep.

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)

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Questions people ask

What is Tonga's reserves and related items (current US$, BoP)?

US$975,864 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1971?

It is up 3,385% from US$28,000 in 1971 (6.8% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$249.69 million in 2009 and the lowest −US$19.11 million in 1994.

How does Tonga rank?

97th highest of 134 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) unusual for Tonga?

In 2025, Tonga's reserves and related items (current US$, BoP) fell US$4.37 million on 2024 (from US$5.35 million to US$975,864). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2024), the average change was −US$477,511 and a typical year strayed about US$44.22 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 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 BN.RES.INCL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, 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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