Tonga TO: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data was reported at 59,100.000 Person in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 53,800.000 Person for 2015. Tonga TO: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data is updated yearly, averaging 41,500.000 Person from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2016, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 59,100.000 Person in 2016 and a record low of 26,000.000 Person in 1997. Tonga TO: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tonga – Table TO.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

International tourism, number of arrivals in Tonga was reported at 94000 in 2019, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Tonga - International tourism, number of arrivals - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Tonga TO: International Tourism: Expenditures data was reported at 31.100 USD mn in 2013. This records an increase from the previous number of 29.400 USD mn for 2012. Tonga TO: International Tourism: Expenditures data is updated yearly, averaging 17.300 USD mn from Dec 2001 (Median) to 2013, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 31.100 USD mn in 2013 and a record low of 3.200 USD mn in 2002. Tonga TO: International Tourism: Expenditures data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tonga – Table TO.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

Tonga TO: International Tourism: Receipts data was reported at 48.100 USD mn in 2013. This records an increase from the previous number of 45.800 USD mn for 2012. Tonga TO: International Tourism: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 15.000 USD mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2013, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 48.100 USD mn in 2013 and a record low of 5.900 USD mn in 2002. Tonga TO: International Tourism: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tonga – Table TO.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

Tonga TO: International Tourism: Receipts: % of Total Exports data was reported at 54.206 % in 2013. This records an increase from the previous number of 50.888 % for 2012. Tonga TO: International Tourism: Receipts: % of Total Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 38.881 % from Dec 2001 (Median) to 2013, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 54.206 % in 2013 and a record low of 14.477 % in 2002. Tonga TO: International Tourism: Receipts: % of Total Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tonga – Table TO.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, and IMF and World Bank exports estimates.; Weighted average;

International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Tonga was reported at 47700001 USD in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Tonga - International tourism, receipts - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Tourism receipts of Tonga plummeted by 16.46% from 57,099,998 US dollars in 2019 to 47,700,001 US dollars in 2020. Since the 13.58% surge in 2016, tourism receipts dropped by 9.49% in 2020. International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Tonga TO: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data was reported at 45.200 USD mn in 2013. This records an increase from the previous number of 44.000 USD mn for 2012. Tonga TO: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data is updated yearly, averaging 14.400 USD mn from Dec 1995 (Median) to 2013, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 45.200 USD mn in 2013 and a record low of 5.900 USD mn in 2002. Tonga TO: International Tourism: Receipts: for Travel Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tonga – Table TO.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

Tonga: International tourism revenue, percent of GDP: The latest value from 2020 is 9.6 percent, a decline from 11.55 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is 3.33 percent, based on data from 125 countries. Historically, the average for Tonga from 2004 to 2020 is 8.28 percent. The minimum value, 4.72 percent, was reached in 2010 while the maximum of 12.52 percent was recorded in 2016.

Tonga: Percent of world tourist arrivals: The latest value from 2019 is 0 percent, unchanged from 0 percent in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 0.61 percent, based on data from 165 countries. Historically, the average for Tonga from 1995 to 2019 is 0 percent. The minimum value, 0 percent, was reached in 1995 while the maximum of 0 percent was recorded in 1995.

Tourism receipts as a share of total exports of Tonga dropped by 5.83% from 50.8 % in 2019 to 47.8 % in 2020. Since the 28.80% jump in 2015, tourism receipts as a share of total exports plummeted by 27.62% in 2020. International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.

Tonga TO: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items data was reported at 20.300 USD mn in 2013. This records an increase from the previous number of 15.800 USD mn for 2012. Tonga TO: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items data is updated yearly, averaging 8.100 USD mn from Dec 2001 (Median) to 2013, with 13 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20.300 USD mn in 2013 and a record low of 3.200 USD mn in 2002. Tonga TO: International Tourism: Expenditures: for Travel Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tonga – Table TO.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) in Tonga was reported at 47.81 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Tonga - International tourism, receipts (% of total exports) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Tourism expenditures as a share of imports of Tonga dropped by 8.63% from 13.21 % in 2019 to 12.07 % in 2020. Since the 3.38% growth in 2018, tourism expenditures as a share of imports slumped by 6.14% in 2020. International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.

International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Tonga was reported at 47000000 USD in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Tonga - International tourism, receipts for travel items - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.

Tonga TO: International Tourism: Receipts: for Passenger Transport Items data was reported at 2.900 USD mn in 2013. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.800 USD mn for 2012. Tonga TO: International Tourism: Receipts: for Passenger Transport Items data is updated yearly, averaging 0.800 USD mn from Dec 2004 (Median) to 2013, with 9 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.900 USD mn in 2013 and a record low of 0.100 USD mn in 2005. Tonga TO: International Tourism: Receipts: for Passenger Transport Items data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Tonga – Table TO.World Bank.WDI: Tourism Statistics. International tourism receipts for passenger transport items are expenditures by international inbound visitors for all services provided in the international transportation by resident carriers. Also included are passenger services performed within an economy by nonresident carriers. Excluded are passenger services provided to nonresidents by resident carriers within the resident economies; these are included in travel items. In addition to the services covered by passenger fares--including fares that are a part of package tours but excluding cruise fares, which are included in travel--passenger services include such items as charges for excess baggage, vehicles, or other personal accompanying effects and expenditures for food, drink, or other items for which passengers make expenditures while on board carriers. Data are in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Tourism Organization, Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files.; Gap-filled total;

Fact Sheet - Pacific tourism depends on healthy marine ecosystems for aesthetic appeal and for the ecosystem services that support human occupation. This fact sheet links it to SDGs and brief background info on how the Pacific island countries face challenges in planning for sustainable development of infrastructure as well as sea and land uses related to tourism

vava’u, kingdom of tonga, is a well-established whale-watching destination in the south pacific. between july and october, the waters around the archipelago represent one of the most important breeding grounds for oceania humpback whales (megaptera novaeangliae). the tongan government allows tourist swimming activities with whales and tour operators strongly promote the practice of swimming-with-whales, focusing primarily on mother-calf pairs. however, there is increasing evidence, derived from empirical research on swim-with-cetacean tourism, that this kind of interaction affects cetacean behaviour and can lead to negative effects on the cetaceans involved. this study represents the first assessment of humpback whales’ behavioural responses to vessel and swimmer approaches in vava’u. fifty-six surveys took place during the 2016 and 2017 whale breeding seasons aboard dedicated research and tour vessels. whale dive time, number of reorientation events, and respiration rates were documented in both the absence and presence of boats and swimmers. vessel approach type, swimmer placement, and whale avoidance responses were also recorded. results indicate that the average diving time and the proportion of time spent diving in the presence of swimming activities increased significantly for mother-calf pairs (f2,36 = 18.183, p < 0.001; f2,36 = 5.462, p = 0.009, respectively). moreover, avoidance responses of whales towards tour vessels were observed for one third of vessel approaches (33.5%) and the avoidance rate was significantly affected by the boat approach type (95% ci: 20.7 – 69.2%, z = 3.50, p < 0.001). finally, low levels of compliance to the existing tongan swim-with-whales regulations were documented, in particular the stipulated whale resting time between interactions with tour operator vessels and swimmers was often not respected (38.4%). vava’u is an important calving ground for the oceania humpback whale population and these findings should be carefully considered by stakeholders in tonga and at other locations where swim-with-whales opportunities are being undertaken. effective strategies to reduce the risk of detrimental effects on the whales targeted by swimming activities, especially mother-calf pairs, are needed.

International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items (current US$) in Tonga was reported at 700000 USD in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Tonga - International tourism, receipts for passenger transport items - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Tonga was reported at 33000000 USD in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Tonga - International tourism, expenditures for travel items - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on August of 2025.