Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Tonga
Tonga: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate was 2.02 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Tonga, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 2.02 % change on previous year for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Tonga peaked at 15.81 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, -5.2 % change on previous year, in 2009.
Tonga ranks 161st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 2.36 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 2.39 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 1.99 % change on previous year | -16.6% |
| 1974 | 2.69 % change on previous year | +34.9% |
| 1975 | 2.49 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 0.807 % change on previous year | -67.6% |
| 1977 | 4.8 % change on previous year | +494.7% |
| 1978 | 1.91 % change on previous year | -60.2% |
| 1979 | 1.87 % change on previous year | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 15.81 % change on previous year | +744.3% |
| 1981 | 13.97 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 1982 | 14.76 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 5.83 % change on previous year | -60.5% |
| 1984 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -70.2% |
| 1985 | 6.56 % change on previous year | +277.3% |
| 1986 | 2.12 % change on previous year | -67.7% |
| 1987 | 2.99 % change on previous year | +40.9% |
| 1988 | -1.88 % change on previous year | -163.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3899 % change on previous year | -120.7% |
| 1990 | -2.04 % change on previous year | -624.3% |
| 1991 | 6.41 % change on previous year | -413.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2519 % change on previous year | -96.1% |
| 1993 | 3.74 % change on previous year | +1383.9% |
| 1994 | 4.95 % change on previous year | +32.5% |
| 1995 | 2.89 % change on previous year | -41.6% |
| 1996 | 0.09 % change on previous year | -96.9% |
| 1997 | -0.6355 % change on previous year | -805.9% |
| 1998 | 2.31 % change on previous year | -462.9% |
| 1999 | 2.3 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 3.77 % change on previous year | +64.0% |
| 2001 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -61.2% |
| 2002 | 4.5 % change on previous year | +207.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0559 % change on previous year | -98.8% |
| 2004 | -1.88 % change on previous year | -3470.0% |
| 2005 | -0.4106 % change on previous year | -78.2% |
| 2006 | -2.2 % change on previous year | +435.4% |
| 2007 | -2.5 % change on previous year | +13.7% |
| 2008 | 4.75 % change on previous year | -290.0% |
| 2009 | -5.2 % change on previous year | -209.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8021 % change on previous year | -115.4% |
| 2011 | 6.82 % change on previous year | +750.0% |
| 2012 | 2.38 % change on previous year | -65.1% |
| 2013 | -1.12 % change on previous year | -147.2% |
| 2014 | 1.99 % change on previous year | -277.3% |
| 2015 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -44.0% |
| 2016 | 6.6 % change on previous year | +492.5% |
| 2017 | 3.2 % change on previous year | -51.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6876 % change on previous year | -78.5% |
| 2019 | -0.2084 % change on previous year | -130.3% |
| 2020 | 1.78 % change on previous year | -955.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3626 % change on previous year | -79.7% |
| 2022 | -2.31 % change on previous year | -737.0% |
| 2023 | 2.08 % change on previous year | -190.2% |
| 2024 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 2.02 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.3 % change on previous year, 61% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 2.02 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.9 % change on previous year, 52% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -3470.0% | 0.0559 % change on previous year | -1.88 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | +1383.9% | 0.2519 % change on previous year | 3.74 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | +955.6% | -0.2084 % change on previous year | 1.78 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | -805.9% | 0.09 % change on previous year | -0.6355 % change on previous year |
| 2011 | +750.0% | 0.8021 % change on previous year | 6.82 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.37 % change on previous year | 0.807 % change on previous year | 4.8 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 6.23 % change on previous year | -1.88 % change on previous year | 15.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.03 % change on previous year | -2.04 % change on previous year | 6.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2335 % change on previous year | -5.2 % change on previous year | 4.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.23 % change on previous year | -1.12 % change on previous year | 6.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7875 % change on previous year | -2.31 % change on previous year | 2.08 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 158 Dominica 2.05 % change on previous year compare
- 159 Zimbabwe 2.03 % change on previous year compare
- 160 Republic of Korea 2.03 % change on previous year compare
- 162 Portugal 1.93 % change on previous year compare
- 163 Mozambique 1.85 % change on previous year compare
- 164 Malawi 1.83 % change on previous year compare
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 gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Tonga?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Tonga was 2.02 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 15.81 % change on previous year in 1980.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.2 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Tonga rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate?
- Tonga ranks 161st out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.