🇹🇴 Tonga National Debt Clock
Live tracker for Tonga government debt. The national debt currently stands at
approximately $176,048,433, falling by $0.38 per second based on IMF projections. Debt-to-GDP: 27%. Per-citizen share: $1,779.
The IMF's latest actual fiscal data for Tonga is for FY2019/20; later years are IMF estimates.
Among the 194 governments tracked here, Tonga ranks 167th by debt-to-GDP, 188th by total debt and 131st by debt per person.
Tonga's Debt Trajectory (2015–2025)
Tonga's ratio has declined from its high for the period of 51% (2015) to roughly 27% at end-2025. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026, general government gross debt.
Tonga Net Debt and Interest
The IMF publishes no net debt figure for Tonga, so only the gross figure can be shown. The IMF's figures put Tonga's net interest bill at about 0.4% of GDP in 2025, about $3 million, or 0.9% of government revenue. That is 163rd of the 177 governments ranked by interest as a share of revenue.
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026, general government, 2025, mostly IMF estimates. Net debt leaves out equity holdings, and what counts as an asset varies by country. Net interest is the primary balance minus the overall balance. A government in default or arrears can show a low figure that understates what it owes. Data · method.
About Tonga's National Debt
Tonga's debt-to-GDP ratio of 27% is low by international standards: higher than 14% of the 194 governments tracked here. No ratio is safe or dangerous on its own — whether a debt is sustainable depends on the interest rate on it, how fast the economy grows, the currency it is owed in and who holds it. By total government debt, Tonga ranks 188th of the 194 governments tracked here.
Tonga's government debt is currently falling, by roughly $0.38 per second — about $33 thousand per day — in US-dollar terms. That can reflect repayment or a weakening currency; the projection behind it does not say which. Each of Tonga's 0 million residents carries an individual share of approximately $1,779. That is below the world average of roughly $14,700 in government debt per person.
Figures are computed by Global Debt Clock by linear extrapolation from each country's baseline figure, named in the source line on this page (for most countries, the IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026). Actual debt changes through discrete bond issuances — these counters illustrate the approximate scale and pace of sovereign borrowing.
Tonga National Debt — Frequently Asked Questions
What is Tonga's national debt right now?
Tonga's national debt is approximately $176,048,433 as of November 8, 2026, falling by $0.38 per second. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 27% and each citizen's share is about $1,779.
How fast is Tonga's debt growing?
Tonga's government debt is falling at approximately $0.38 per second — about $33 thousand per day — derived from the IMF's projections for 2026.
What is Tonga's debt per capita?
Each of Tonga's 0 million residents carries a notional share of approximately $1,779 of the national debt.
What is Tonga's debt-to-GDP ratio?
Tonga's debt-to-GDP ratio is 27%. That is higher than 14% of the 194 governments tracked here.
How much interest does Tonga pay on its debt?
The IMF's figures put Tonga's net interest bill at about 0.4% of GDP in 2025, about $3 million, or 0.9% of government revenue.
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Data & Citation
Source: IMF WEO October 2026 (GGXWDG, end-2025 stock) · baseline anchored .
Methodology: debt = 186,276,715 + -0.38 × seconds_since(2026-01-01)
Machine-readable data: /api/debt?c=to (live JSON) · /data/debt.json (full dataset)
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