Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in Tonga
Tonga: Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 was 44.17 Percentage of GDP in 2029. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Tonga, 2000–2029
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 44.17 Percentage of GDP for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in 2029.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Tonga peaked at 49.29 Percentage of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.08 Percentage of GDP, in 2001.
Tonga ranks 24th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.04 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 19.08 Percentage of GDP | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 21.32 Percentage of GDP | +11.7% |
| 2003 | 19.99 Percentage of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 19.3 Percentage of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 19.82 Percentage of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 25.59 Percentage of GDP | +29.1% |
| 2007 | 23.2 Percentage of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 23.99 Percentage of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 23.9 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 28.37 Percentage of GDP | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 32.61 Percentage of GDP | +14.9% |
| 2012 | 29.05 Percentage of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 34.36 Percentage of GDP | +18.3% |
| 2014 | 31.54 Percentage of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 37.43 Percentage of GDP | +18.7% |
| 2016 | 37.2 Percentage of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 39.65 Percentage of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 39.7 Percentage of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 38.56 Percentage of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 38.82 Percentage of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 49.29 Percentage of GDP | +26.9% |
| 2022 | 45.95 Percentage of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 47.35 Percentage of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 48.37 Percentage of GDP | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 45.97 Percentage of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2026 | 45.39 Percentage of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2027 | 45.02 Percentage of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2028 | 44.63 Percentage of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2029 | 44.17 Percentage of GDP | -1.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 44.17 Percentage of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.06 Percentage of GDP, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 44.17 Percentage of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.29 Percentage of GDP, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.62 Percentage of GDP | 19.08 Percentage of GDP | 25.59 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.85 Percentage of GDP | 28.37 Percentage of GDP | 39.7 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.5 Percentage of GDP | 38.82 Percentage of GDP | 49.29 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 21 Spain 45.05 Percentage of GDP compare
- 22 Syrian Arab Republic 28.64 Percentage of GDP compare
- 22 Montenegro 44.86 Percentage of GDP compare
- 23 Serbia 44.52 Percentage of GDP compare
- 25 Norway 44.08 Percentage of GDP compare
- 26 United Kingdom 43.06 Percentage of GDP compare
- 26 Madagascar 16.84 Percentage of GDP compare
- 27 Ukraine 43.03 Percentage 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0382 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 250.19 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.3665 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0279 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 182.69 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0209 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Tonga?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Tonga was 44.17 Percentage of GDP in 2029, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 49.29 Percentage of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.08 Percentage of GDP in 2001.
- How does Tonga rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
- Tonga ranks 24th out of 166 countries with data for 2029.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.