Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.0123 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Tonga, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 0.0123 million SLC per person for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Tonga peaked at 0.0123 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 million SLC per person, in 1970.
That places Tonga 178th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +9.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +9.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +29.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +23.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | +17.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | +9.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +32.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0009 million SLC per person | +17.9% |
| 1983 | 0.001 million SLC per person | +13.2% |
| 1984 | 0.001 million SLC per person | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0011 million SLC per person | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0013 million SLC per person | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0015 million SLC per person | +14.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0019 million SLC per person | +22.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0019 million SLC per person | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0021 million SLC per person | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 million SLC per person | +21.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0026 million SLC per person | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0026 million SLC per person | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0026 million SLC per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0026 million SLC per person | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0027 million SLC per person | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0027 million SLC per person | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0028 million SLC per person | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0031 million SLC per person | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0033 million SLC per person | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0034 million SLC per person | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0038 million SLC per person | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0043 million SLC per person | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0045 million SLC per person | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0048 million SLC per person | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0055 million SLC per person | +15.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0056 million SLC per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0061 million SLC per person | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0061 million SLC per person | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0066 million SLC per person | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0071 million SLC per person | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0067 million SLC per person | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0073 million SLC per person | +8.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0075 million SLC per person | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.008 million SLC per person | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0088 million SLC per person | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0097 million SLC per person | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0102 million SLC per person | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0106 million SLC per person | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0109 million SLC per person | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0112 million SLC per person | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0112 million SLC per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0115 million SLC per person | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0123 million SLC per person | +7.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0123 million SLC per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1236 million SLC per person, 10% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0123 million SLC per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1023 million SLC per person, 12% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 million SLC per person | 0.0002 million SLC per person | 0.0005 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0012 million SLC per person | 0.0007 million SLC per person | 0.0019 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0026 million SLC per person | 0.0021 million SLC per person | 0.0031 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0047 million SLC per person | 0.0033 million SLC per person | 0.0061 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0083 million SLC per person | 0.0066 million SLC per person | 0.0106 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0114 million SLC per person | 0.0109 million SLC per person | 0.0123 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 175 Fiji 0.0143 million SLC per person compare
- 176 Tunisia 0.0136 million SLC per person compare
- 177 Azerbaijan 0.0124 million SLC per person compare
- 179 Montenegro 0.012 million SLC per person compare
- 180 Papua New Guinea 0.0118 million SLC per person compare
- 181 Tuvalu 0.011 million SLC per person 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, per capita in Tonga?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Tonga was 0.0123 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0123 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Tonga ranks 178th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.5%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, 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 ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.