Middle income vs Tonga: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Middle income
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 23.5% against 15.3% in Middle income, a difference of 8.2%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.5 times Middle income's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Middle income ranks 29th and Tonga ranks 30th of 43 groups.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Middle income | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.6% | 15.4% | 2.9% | Tonga |
| 1980s | 12.8% | 15.8% | 2.9% | Tonga |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 18.1% | 4.9% | Tonga |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 18.4% | 4.8% | Tonga |
| 2010s | 15.0% | 19.8% | 4.8% | Tonga |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 25.4% | 10.0% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Middle income or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 23.5% against 15.3% in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Middle income and Tonga?
- 8.2%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Middle income and Tonga?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Middle income and Tonga rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Middle income ranks 29th and Tonga ranks 30th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.