Official exchange rate in Tonga
Tonga: Official exchange rate was 2.41 LCU per US$, period average in 2025. ▲ Rising
Official exchange rate in Tonga, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$, period average.
Analysis
In 2025, official exchange rate in Tonga stood at 2.41 LCU per US$, period average. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official exchange rate in Tonga peaked at 2.41 LCU per US$, period average in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.6958 LCU per US$, period average, in 1974.
Tonga ranks 143rd of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8929 LCU per US$, period average | 0.8929 LCU per US$, period average | 0.8929 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8245 LCU per US$, period average | 0.6958 LCU per US$, period average | 0.9019 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 LCU per US$, period average | 0.8702 LCU per US$, period average | 1.5 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.35 LCU per US$, period average | 1.23 LCU per US$, period average | 1.6 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.01 LCU per US$, period average | 1.76 LCU per US$, period average | 2.2 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2010s | 2 LCU per US$, period average | 1.72 LCU per US$, period average | 2.29 LCU per US$, period average | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.34 LCU per US$, period average | 2.26 LCU per US$, period average | 2.41 LCU per US$, period average | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Tonga
- Net migration -2,150 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 10.8 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 280.57 million current LCU (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 33.8% (2025)
- Broad money 59.7% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 925.39 million current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 34.1% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 34.1% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. -20.9% (2025)
- Claims on central government -3.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official exchange rate in Tonga?
- Official exchange rate in Tonga was 2.41 LCU per US$, period average in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest official exchange rate recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 LCU per US$, period average in 2025.
- What is the lowest official exchange rate recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6958 LCU per US$, period average in 1974.
- How does Tonga rank for official exchange rate?
- Tonga ranks 143rd out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official exchange rate rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official exchange rate refers to the exchange rate determined by national authorities or to the rate determined in the legally sanctioned exchange market. This indicator represents the ratio of Local Currency Units relative to United States dollars.This indicator is derived as an average over the reference period.