Barbados vs Tonga: Official exchange rate
Barbados
2 LCU per US$, period average
in 2024
Tonga
2.37 LCU per US$, period average
in 2024
Barbados rank
143rd
Tonga rank
141st
Official exchange rate over time
- Barbados
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 2.37 LCU per US$, period average against 2 LCU per US$, period average in Barbados, a difference of 0.37 LCU per US$, period average.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 143rd and Tonga ranks 141st of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.99 LCU per US$, period average | 0.8245 LCU per US$, period average | 1.17 LCU per US$, period average | Barbados |
| 1980s | 2 LCU per US$, period average | 1.19 LCU per US$, period average | 0.8116 LCU per US$, period average | Barbados |
| 1990s | 2 LCU per US$, period average | 1.35 LCU per US$, period average | 0.6514 LCU per US$, period average | Barbados |
| 2000s | 2 LCU per US$, period average | 2.01 LCU per US$, period average | 0.0111 LCU per US$, period average | Tonga |
| 2010s | 2 LCU per US$, period average | 2 LCU per US$, period average | 0.0028 LCU per US$, period average | Tonga |
| 2020s | 2 LCU per US$, period average | 2.33 LCU per US$, period average | 0.3258 LCU per US$, period average | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official exchange rate, Barbados or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 2.37 LCU per US$, period average against 2 LCU per US$, period average in Barbados as of 2024.
- What is the difference in official exchange rate between Barbados and Tonga?
- 0.37 LCU per US$, period average, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Tonga?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Tonga rank globally for official exchange rate?
- Barbados ranks 143rd and Tonga ranks 141st of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release