Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Tonga
Tonga: Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) was 54.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Tonga, 2012–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, liquid assets to short term liabilities in Tonga stood at 54.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to short term liabilities in Tonga peaked at 73.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 2017.
That places Tonga 63rd out of 146 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 67.2% | — |
| 2013 | 62.4% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 70.2% | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 69.3% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 51.4% | -20.7% |
| 2018 | 52.7% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 51.5% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | +32.3% |
| 2021 | 73.3% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 73.9% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 64.2% | -13.1% |
| 2024 | 55.4% | -13.6% |
| 2025 | 54.8% | -1.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 54.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.9%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 54.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 51.7%, 1.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61.2% | 51.4% | 70.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 54.8% | 73.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 60 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 55.9% compare
- 61 Somalia 55.0% compare
- 62 Cyprus 54.9% compare
- 64 Saint Lucia 54.1% compare
- 65 Saint Kitts and Nevis 53.8% compare
- 66 Madagascar 53.3% compare
More development goals data for Tonga
- Red List Index 0.7501 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 58.77 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 286.2 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 5 (2025)
- Infant deaths 19 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid assets to short term liabilities in Tonga?
- Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Tonga was 54.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 73.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 2017.
- How does Tonga rank for liquid assets to short term liabilities?
- Tonga ranks 63rd out of 146 countries with data for 2025.
- Is liquid assets to short term liabilities rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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