Manufacturing, value added in Tonga
Tonga: Manufacturing, value added was 20.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Manufacturing, value added in Tonga, 1976–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufacturing, value added in Tonga is 20.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 235.9% on the previous year and up 2,181.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Tonga peaked at 74.0% in 1981 and was at its lowest, -21.9%, in 2022.
That places Tonga 2nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufacturing, value added in Tonga, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1.2% | — |
| 1977 | 19.3% | +1536.8% |
| 1978 | 5.4% | -71.8% |
| 1979 | 2.4% | -56.3% |
| 1980 | 1.6% | -33.3% |
| 1981 | 74.0% | +4583.1% |
| 1982 | 3.4% | -95.4% |
| 1983 | -0.1% | -103.6% |
| 1984 | 28.0% | -22789.8% |
| 1985 | -0.7% | -102.3% |
| 1986 | -5.3% | +712.7% |
| 1987 | -8.5% | +61.3% |
| 1988 | 7.7% | -190.6% |
| 1989 | 10.5% | +35.5% |
| 1990 | -2.1% | -119.8% |
| 1991 | -6.0% | +188.9% |
| 1992 | -1.1% | -82.1% |
| 1993 | 5.7% | -634.3% |
| 1994 | -14.9% | -358.6% |
| 1995 | -3.7% | -75.1% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | -203.9% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -61.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9% | -38.6% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | +260.1% |
| 2000 | -2.6% | -179.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -115.0% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +437.0% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +29.7% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | +51.0% |
| 2005 | -5.4% | -234.0% |
| 2006 | -2.7% | -50.9% |
| 2007 | -7.6% | +186.1% |
| 2008 | -2.7% | -65.3% |
| 2009 | -2.1% | -19.4% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -124.0% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | +387.2% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | -21.3% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -54.4% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +235.1% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +145.4% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -79.3% |
| 2018 | -1.8% | -215.5% |
| 2019 | -2.5% | +38.3% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -145.3% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +557.2% |
| 2022 | -21.9% | -398.7% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -128.1% |
| 2024 | 20.6% | +235.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 20.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.4%, 8.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 20.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.6%, 7.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing, value added 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +22789.8% | -0.1% | 28.0% |
| 1981 | +4583.1% | 1.6% | 74.0% |
| 1977 | +1536.8% | 1.2% | 19.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.1% | 1.2% | 19.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 11.1% | -8.5% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.2% | -14.9% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.4% | -7.6% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | -2.5% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.7% | -21.9% | 20.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 manufacturing, value added in Tonga?
- Manufacturing, value added in Tonga was 20.6% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 1981.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was -21.9% in 2022.
- How does Tonga rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Tonga ranks 2nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,181.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Manufacturing, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.