Foreign Reserves Statistics
September 2018
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Official foreign reserves held by the National Reserve Bank of Tonga (NRBT) declined by $22.8 million over the month of September 2018 to $452.2 million, equivalent to 7.3 months of imports. The commencement of the principal repayment to the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of China contributed to this decline. The official foreign reserves however rose over the year by $49.2 million. The annual growth mainly resulted from higher receipts of budgetary support, grants and cyclone relief funds from development partner. In addition, higher receipt of remittances during the year contributed further to the yearly increase.
OFFICIAL FOREIGN RESERVES
(millions of pa'anga)
| Level | Changes |
Ration of official foreign reserves to imports i (months) | ||
| Month | 12 Months | |||
| 2017 | ||||
| May | 392.3 | 20.6 | 61.6 | 7.1 |
| Jun | 407.9 | 15.6 | 53.0 | 7.5 |
| Jul | 408.9 | 1.0 | 41.5 | 7.5 |
| Aug | 405.0 | -3.9 | 38.7 | 7.4 |
| Sep | 403.0 | -2.0 | 39.3 | 7.3 |
| Oct | 413.6 | 10.6 | 46.6 | 7.5 |
| Nov | 424.8 | 11.2 | 63.9 | 7.7 |
| Dec | 422.5 | -2.3 | 43.7 | 7.6 |
| 2018 | ||||
| Jan | 424.1 | 1.6 | 43.3 | 7.4r |
| Feb | 448.0 | 23.9 | 70.3 | 7.9 |
| Mar | 447.7 | -0.3 | 81.7 | 7.8 |
| Apr | 445.9 | -1.8 | 74.2 | 7.7 |
| May | 441.9 | -4.0 | 49.6 | 7.5 |
| Jun | 468.7 | 26.8 | 60.8 | 7.8 |
| Jul | 476.5 | 7.8 | 67.6 | 7.8r |
| Aug | 475.0 | -1.5 | 70.0 | 7.7r |
| Sep | 452.2 | -22.8 | 49.2 | 7.3 |
| Source: National Reserve Bank of Tonga |
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| i - Method of calculation changed in February 2017 to include imports of both goods and services (previous method used imports of goods only). | ||||
| r - Revisions was due to the receipt of updated Trade data from Statistics Department for the March 2018 quarter and the receipt of the import data from the Ministry of Revenue & Customs up to June 2018. | ||||
Official Foreign Reserves Collection
2018 Official Foreign Reserves
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Official Foreign Reserves for September 2018 Released on 9 October 2018 | 33 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for August 2018 Released on 11 September 2018 | 33 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for July 2018 Released on 13 August 2018 | 180 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for June 2018 Released on 12 July 2018 | 36 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for May 2018 Released on 8 May 2018 | 112 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for April 2018 Released on 8 May 2018 | 37 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for March 2018 Released on 6 April 2018 | 37 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for February 2018 Released on 12 March 2018 | 37 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for January 2018 Released on 9 February 2018 | 37 KB |
2017
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Official Foreign Reserves for December 2017 Released on 16 January 2018 | 36 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for November 2017 Released on 13 December 2017 | 124 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for October 2017 Released on 14 November 2017 | 37 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for September 2017 Released on 3 October 2017 | 36 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for August 2017 Released on 5 September 2017 | 36 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for July 2017 Released on 18 August 2017 | 142 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for June 2017 Released on 25 July 2017 | 36 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for May 2017 Released on 21 June 2017 | 36 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for April 2017 Released on 10 May 2017 | 36 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for March 2017 Released on 21 April 2017 | 118 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for February 2017 Released on 20 April 2017 | 118 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for January 2017 Released on 9 February 2017 | 115 KB |
2016
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Official Foreign Reserves for December 2016 Released on 31 January 2017 | 36 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for November 2016 Released on 14 December 2016 | 36 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for October 2016 Released on 15 November 2016 | 36 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for September 2016 Released on 17 October 2016 | 36KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for August 2016 Released on 15 September 2016 | 36 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for July 2016 Released on 19 August 2016 | 170 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for June 2016 Released on 25 July 2016 | 36 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for May 2016 Released on 15 June 2016 | 36 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for April 2016 Released on 11 May 2016 | 36 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for March 2016 Released on 11 April 2016 | 125 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for February 2016 Released on 24 March 2016 | 115 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for January 2016 Released on 17 February 2016 | 180 KB |
2015
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Official Foreign Reserves for December 2015 Released on 19 January 2016 | 170 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for November 2015 Released on 14 December 2015 | 36 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for October 2015 Released on 11 November 2015 | 115 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for September 2015 Released on 20 October 2015 | 115 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for August 2015 Released on 15 September 2015 | 167 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for July 2015 Released on 18 August 2015 | 168 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for June 2015 Released on 22 July 2015 | 180 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for May 2015 Released on 10 June 2015 | 181 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for April 2015 Released on 18 May 2015 | 181 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for March 2015 Released on 16 April 2015 | 180 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for February 2015 Released on 16 March 2015 | 126 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for January 2015 Released on 19 February 2015 | 126 KB |
2014
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Official Foreign Reserves for December 2014 Released on 30 January 2015 | 141 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for November 2014 Released on 5 January 2015 | 171 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for October 2014 Released on 19 December 2014 | 193 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for September 2014 Released on 11 November 2014 | 390 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for August 2014 Released on 24 September 2014 | 168 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for July 2014 Released on 24 September 2014 | 213 KB |
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Official Foreign Reserves for June 2014 Released on 18 July 2014 | 238 KB |
2013
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FINANCIAL SYSTEM