Manufacturing value added to gdp in Tonga
Tonga: Manufacturing value added to gdp was 5.54 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Manufacturing value added to gdp in Tonga, 1975–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 5.54 for manufacturing value added to gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added to gdp in Tonga peaked at 8.87 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.94, in 1983.
That places Tonga 148th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Manufacturing value added to gdp in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 4.47 | — |
| 1976 | 5.3 | +18.6% |
| 1977 | 5.76 | +8.5% |
| 1978 | 6.34 | +10.2% |
| 1979 | 6.73 | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 6.08 | -9.7% |
| 1981 | 4.17 | -31.3% |
| 1982 | 4.02 | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 3.94 | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 5.15 | +30.5% |
| 1985 | 4.78 | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 4.4 | -8.0% |
| 1987 | 4.1 | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 4.48 | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 5.12 | +14.3% |
| 1990 | 5.13 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 4.45 | -13.1% |
| 1992 | 4.41 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 4.54 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 8.11 | +78.6% |
| 1995 | 7.56 | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 7.57 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 7.87 | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 7.39 | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 8.04 | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 8.87 | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 8.38 | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 7.87 | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 7.88 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.67 | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 7.33 | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 6.96 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 7.06 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 6.7 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 6.54 | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 6.01 | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 5.84 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 5.86 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 6.18 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 6.24 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 6.03 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 6.05 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.98 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 5.76 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 5.22 | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 5.38 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 5.69 | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 4.63 | -18.7% |
| 2023 | 4.96 | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 5.54 | +11.6% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 5.54 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 11.5, 48% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 5.54 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.07, 78% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufacturing value added to gdp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +78.6% | 4.54 | 8.11 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.72 | 4.47 | 6.73 | 5 |
| 1980s | 4.62 | 3.94 | 6.08 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.51 | 4.41 | 8.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.52 | 6.54 | 8.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.92 | 5.22 | 6.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.24 | 4.63 | 5.69 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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 manufacturing value added to gdp in Tonga?
- Manufacturing value added to gdp in Tonga was 5.54 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest manufacturing value added to gdp recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 8.87 in 2000.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added to gdp recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.94 in 1983.
- How does Tonga rank for manufacturing value added to gdp?
- Tonga ranks 148th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing value added to gdp rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing value added to gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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