Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Tonga
Tonga: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices was 1.33 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.33 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
143rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
1.33 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.3811 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Tonga, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Tonga stood at 1.33 million SLC per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Tonga peaked at 1.33 million SLC per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3811 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Tonga 143rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Tonga, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3811 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.3901 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3994 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 0.4074 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4183 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4287 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.4322 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4529 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.4616 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4702 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5445 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6206 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7122 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1983 | 0.7537 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.7668 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8171 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8344 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8593 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8432 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8464 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.8291 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8823 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8845 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9176 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9631 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9909 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9918 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9855 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.01 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 1.03 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 1.07 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 1.09 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 1.13 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 1.14 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1.11 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.11 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.08 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.06 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.11 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 1.05 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.06 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.13 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 1.16 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.14 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.17 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.18 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 1.26 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 1.3 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.31 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.31 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.33 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.33 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.3 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 1.33 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1.33 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.02 million SLC per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1.33 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.18 million SLC per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4242 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3811 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.4702 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7598 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.5445 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.8593 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9485 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.8291 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.03 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.05 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.14 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.06 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.31 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.3 million SLC per square kilometre | 1.33 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 140 Greece 1.54 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 141 El Salvador 1.36 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 142 Saudi Arabia 1.35 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 144 Bahamas 1.24 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 145 New Zealand 1.21 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 146 Marshall Islands 1.17 million SLC 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)
- 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 gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Tonga?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Tonga was 1.33 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1.33 million SLC per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3811 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- Tonga ranks 143rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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.