Price level index in Tonga
Tonga: Price level index was 78.35 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2025. ▲ Rising
Price level index in Tonga, 1990–2025
Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB). Measured in Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for price level index in Tonga is 78.35 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, price level index in Tonga peaked at 95.81 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2012 and was at its lowest, 50.43 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, in 2002.
Tonga ranks 47th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Price level index in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65.57 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | — |
| 1991 | 69.53 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +6.0% |
| 1992 | 70.11 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 66.92 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 69.06 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 70.8 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 73.09 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 71.11 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 61.24 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -13.9% |
| 1999 | 59.02 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -3.6% |
| 2000 | 58.62 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 51.7 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -11.8% |
| 2002 | 50.43 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 54.65 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 63.4 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 70.32 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 69.77 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 72.02 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 80.71 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 74.87 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 82.47 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 89.45 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 95.81 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 93.03 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 89.77 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 82.75 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 73.45 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -11.2% |
| 2017 | 77.57 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 80.14 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 76.9 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 74.45 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 76.18 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 78.49 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 77.12 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 76.89 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 78.35 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.65 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 59.02 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 73.09 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.65 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 50.43 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 80.71 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.13 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 73.45 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 95.81 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.91 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 74.45 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 78.49 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 44 Antigua and Barbuda 81.17 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 45 Saint Kitts and Nevis 79.49 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 46 Curacao 78.72 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 48 Singapore 78.31 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 49 Estonia 75.91 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure compare
- 50 Qatar 75.7 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure 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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 8.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4954 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,079 current US$ per person (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 7,309 current LCU per person (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3972 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is price level index in Tonga?
- Price level index in Tonga was 78.35 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2025, according to World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest price level index recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 95.81 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2012.
- What is the lowest price level index recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.43 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in 2002.
- How does Tonga rank for price level index?
- Tonga ranks 47th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is price level index rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as part of Price level index (Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The price level index (PLI) is the ratio of a purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor to the corresponding market exchange rate between two countries, expressed relative to a base country that is set equal to 100. For this series the base country is the United States. It provides a measure of the differences in price level between the country and the United States by indicating the number of units of the common currency (US dollars) needed to buy the same volume of the aggregation level in each country. This indicator provides a measure of the differences in the price levels of countries at the level of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure.