Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) in Tonga
Tonga: Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) was 5.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net acquisition of financial assets in Tonga, 2013–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, net acquisition of financial assets in Tonga stood at 5.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 394.4% on the previous year and up 462.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net acquisition of financial assets in Tonga peaked at 5.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1.8%, in 2022.
Tonga ranks 11th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -1.5% | — |
| 2014 | 1.3% | -185.8% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +297.5% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | -45.7% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -17.8% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +191.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -94.6% |
| 2022 | -1.8% | -665.0% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | -394.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 5.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 6.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 5.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.9%, 2.7× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.0% | -1.5% | 4.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | -1.8% | 5.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 8 East Timor 6.1% compare
- 9 Seychelles 6.0%
- 10 Maldives 5.7% compare
- 12 Azerbaijan 5.2% compare
- 13 New Zealand 5.1%
- 14 Bulgaria 5.0%
More public sector data for Tonga
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 66.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0138 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net acquisition of financial assets in Tonga?
- Net acquisition of financial assets in Tonga was 5.3% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest net acquisition of financial assets recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.8% in 2022.
- How does Tonga rank for net acquisition of financial assets?
- Tonga ranks 11th out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net acquisition of financial assets rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 462.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net acquisition of financial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net acquisition of government financial assets includes domestic and foreign financial claims, SDRs, and gold bullion held by monetary authorities as a reserve asset. The net acquisition of financial assets should be offset by the net incurrence of liabilities. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.