Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Tonga
Tonga: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Tonga, 1981–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Tonga is 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Tonga peaked at 0.0488 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
Tonga ranks 142nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Tonga, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0349 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0.0346 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0444 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0425 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0433 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0417 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0465 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0452 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0446 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0442 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0472 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0474 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0488 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0475 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0478 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0478 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0435 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0399 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 0.036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0301 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0308 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0304 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0376 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 74% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 76% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +27.2% | 0.0346 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0419 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0346 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0465 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0399 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0488 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0306 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0294 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0304 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 139 Nepal 0.0286 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 140 Angola 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 141 United Arab Emirates 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 143 Albania 0.0279 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 144 Guyana 0.0278 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 145 Afghanistan 0.0271 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Tonga
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.3875 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.25 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 12.03 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -12.08 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -560.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0187 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -115.95 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 9.39 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Tonga?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in Tonga was 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0488 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Tonga rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Tonga ranks 142nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.