External Debt (Percentage of GDP) - Tonga
Value & RankThe External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Tonga is 45.2 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 80.
Tonga compared to other CountriesThe External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Tonga is similar to that of Sri Lanka, Japan, Micronesia, Vanuatu, Guinea, New Zealand, Mongolia, Turkey, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates with a respective External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 51.7, 51.3, 49.9, 47.6, 46.5, 44.9, 44.5, 43.7, 43.3, 43.1 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85.Last 10 years averageTonga had an average External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 38.1 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Tonga during the Great RecessionTonga's External Debt - % of GDP had a positive growth of 6.00% during the Great RecessionTonga since the end of the Great RecessionTonga's External Debt - % of GDP had a positive growth of 37.9% since the end of the Great Recession
Tonga compared to other CountriesThe External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of Tonga is similar to that of Sri Lanka, Japan, Micronesia, Vanuatu, Guinea, New Zealand, Mongolia, Turkey, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates with a respective External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 51.7, 51.3, 49.9, 47.6, 46.5, 44.9, 44.5, 43.7, 43.3, 43.1 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85.Last 10 years averageTonga had an average External Debt (Percentage of GDP) of 38.1 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Tonga during the Great RecessionTonga's External Debt - % of GDP had a positive growth of 6.00% during the Great RecessionTonga since the end of the Great RecessionTonga's External Debt - % of GDP had a positive growth of 37.9% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 33.5 |
1992 | 31.1 |
1993 | 31.5 |
1994 | 29.7 |
1995 | 31.0 |
1996 | 28.5 |
1997 | 27.2 |
1998 | 34.1 |
1999 | 40.0 |
2000 | 39.1 |
2001 | 38.0 |
2002 | 44.7 |
2003 | 45.6 |
2004 | 33.5 |
2005 | 36.5 |
2006 | 31.0 |
2007 | 44.2 |
2008 | 38.4 |
2009 | 32.8 |
2010 | 42.3 |
2011 | 26.8 |
2012 | 42.7 |
2013 | 45.2 |
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Sri Lanka | 75 | 51.7 |
Japan | 76 | 51.3 |
Micronesia | 77 | 49.9 |
Vanuatu | 78 | 47.6 |
Guinea | 79 | 46.5 |
Tonga | 80 | 45.2 |
New Zealand | 81 | 44.9 |
Mongolia | 82 | 44.5 |
Turkey | 83 | 43.7 |
Tanzania | 84 | 43.3 |
United Arab Emirates | 85 | 43.1 |
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Data Source:
Compiled from multiple sources
Compiled from multiple sources