Lower middle income vs Tonga: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Lower middle income
1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Tonga
1.46 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lower middle income rank
6th
Tonga rank
7th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Lower middle income
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 1.46 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.34 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.3 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Tonga has been ahead every year.
Lower middle income ranks 6th and Tonga ranks 7th of 43 groups.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.1 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.33 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Tonga |
| 1980s | 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.41 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3322 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Tonga |
| 1990s | 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.29 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2435 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Tonga |
| 2000s | 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.35 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2816 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Tonga |
| 2010s | 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.42 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.374 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Tonga |
| 2020s | 1.08 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.45 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3761 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Lower middle income or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 1.46 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.12 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Lower middle income and Tonga?
- 0.34 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and Tonga?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Lower middle income and Tonga rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Lower middle income ranks 6th and Tonga ranks 7th of 43 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.