Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Tonga
Tonga: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) was 3.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Tonga, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Tonga stood at 3.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Tonga peaked at 7.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -5.2%, in 2009.
That places Tonga 39th out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -58.7% |
| 2002 | 4.4% | +220.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -92.3% |
| 2004 | -3.4% | -1111.8% |
| 2005 | -2.1% | -39.5% |
| 2006 | -3.6% | +73.1% |
| 2007 | -2.5% | -30.0% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | -282.5% |
| 2009 | -5.2% | -212.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -116.0% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | +733.7% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -80.6% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -19.4% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +167.6% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -31.8% |
| 2016 | 7.5% | +281.7% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -48.3% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -74.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -74.7% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | +1528.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -84.5% |
| 2022 | -0.9% | -250.8% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -488.4% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | -10.8% |
| 2025 | 3.2% | -1.8% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 3.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 3.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.2%, 1.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +1528.0% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| 2004 | -1111.8% | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | +733.7% | 0.8% | 6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.3% | -5.2% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 0.2% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | -0.9% | 4.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More economy & growth data for Tonga
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -38.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Tonga?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Tonga was 3.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.2% in 2009.
- How does Tonga rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Tonga ranks 39th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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