Balance of Payments
The Statistics Department produces annual reports on Balance of Payments provided fiscal and quarterly statistical data. Tonga Balance of Payments statements record economic transactions between Tonga and
the rest of the world (or in other words, transactions of residents of Tonga with non residents). They show the value of goods, services, income,
transfers and changes in Tonga's claims on the liabilities with foreigners.
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Balance of Payments: Tonga's Current Account
in thousand Pa'anga (T$'000)
| |
2001/02 |
2002/03 |
2003/04r |
2004/05p |
2005/06 |
2006/07 |
| Current Account
balance |
| Imports of goods and services |
219,921 |
242,320 |
252,113 |
284,586 |
308,151 |
323,325 |
| Exports of goods and services |
73,487 |
88,367 |
98,232 |
95,169 |
98,135 |
78,512 |
| Property income credits |
14,009 |
15,036 |
13,738 |
12,767 |
16,384 |
19,815 |
| Property income debits |
6,597 |
9,113 |
7,591 |
13,803 |
4,824 |
6,711 |
| Current transfers - private credits |
144.693 |
144,081 |
147,385 |
153,864 |
179,791 |
183,001 |
| Current transfers -private debits |
33,342 |
26,286 |
22,941 |
22,419 |
28,904 |
20,492 |
|
Current transfers - official
credits |
15,648 |
5,376 |
12,608 |
20,349 |
13,618 |
19,596 |
|
Current transfers - official debits |
1,804 |
1,645 |
657 |
928 |
139 |
598 |
Overall balance |
1,186r |
-1,670 |
-13,244 |
-8,691 |
-3,395 |
4,990 |
Reserves |
-13,758 |
2,616 |
-52,782 |
7,608 |
-1,105 |
-8,389 |
Gross official reserves |
9,564 |
6,948 |
89,730 |
82,122 |
83,227 |
91,616 |
Source: Balance of Payments Report, Statistics Department
Balance of Payments: June Quarter 2007
in thousand Pa'anga (T$'000)
| Current Account balance |
2006 |
2007 |
| Jul-Sept |
Oct-Dec |
Jan-Mar |
Apr-Jun |
| Imports of goods and services |
71,450 |
69,105 |
75701 |
82737 |
| Exports of goods and services |
25,448 |
20,344 |
20466 |
15612 |
| Property income credits |
4,181 |
10,919 |
6943 |
4228 |
| Property income debits |
1,408 |
2,706 |
1192 |
1405 |
| Current transfers - private credits |
39,326 |
38,719 |
40846 |
52561 |
| Current transfers -private debits |
4,577 |
4,676 |
6369 |
4869 |
|
Current transfers - official
credits |
7,571 |
1,968 |
4703 |
5354 |
|
Current transfers - official debits |
249 |
270 |
64 |
15 |
Overall balance |
-4,346 |
-3,978 |
4340 |
-5012 |
Reserves |
-2,029 |
1,074 |
-6259 |
-1175 |
Gross official reserves |
85,256 |
84,182 |
90441 |
91616 |
Source: Balance of Payments Report, Statistics Department
Note: Increase in reserve = negative entry, decrease in reserve = positive entry
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