Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Tonga
Tonga: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0016 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Tonga, 1970–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Tonga stood at 0.0016 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 78.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Tonga peaked at 0.0016 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Tonga ranks 141st of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in Tonga, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +32.2% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +17.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +32.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +8.5% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0016 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0069 units per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0016 units per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0085 units per square kilometre, 19% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 138 Dominica 0.0021 units per square kilometre compare
- 139 Central African Republic 0.0021 units per square kilometre compare
- 140 Slovakia 0.002 units per square kilometre compare
- 142 Ghana 0.0015 units per square kilometre compare
- 143 Greece 0.0014 units per square kilometre compare
- 144 Saudi Arabia 0.0014 units per square kilometre 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 gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Tonga?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Tonga was 0.0016 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0016 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Tonga ranks 141st out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.