Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value) in Tonga
Tonga: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value) was 1.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Tonga, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufacturing value added.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Tonga is 1.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Tonga peaked at 3.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 1996.
That places Tonga 150th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % manufacturing value added | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.1% | — |
| 1991 | 2.3% | -26.9% |
| 1992 | 3.1% | +33.8% |
| 1993 | 3.1% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | -27.7% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | -29.1% |
| 1996 | 1.6% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | +95.1% |
| 1999 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -48.7% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.4%, 8% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 32.2%, 5% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.5% | 1.6% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 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 medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Tonga?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Tonga was 1.6% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 1996.
- How does Tonga rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- Tonga ranks 150th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added of manufacturing