Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and in Tonga

Tonga: Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and was 18.23 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
18.23 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
17th
of 35 countries
All-time high
20.29 Percentage of GDP
in 2019
All-time low
15.2 Percentage of GDP
in 2020
Years of data
12
2013–2024

Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and in Tonga, 2013–2024

051015202013201820242013: 16.3 Percentage of GDP2014: 16.1 Percentage of GDP2015: 16.9 Percentage of GDP2016: 17.5 Percentage of GDP2017: 19.4 Percentage of GDP2018: 20.1 Percentage of GDP2019: 20.3 Percentage of GDP2020: 15.2 Percentage of GDP2021: 19.2 Percentage of GDP2022: 18.3 Percentage of GDP2023: 18.4 Percentage of GDP2024: 18.2 Percentage of GDP

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in Tonga is 18.23 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in Tonga peaked at 20.29 Percentage of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.2 Percentage of GDP, in 2020.

Tonga ranks 17th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues in Tonga, 2013 to 2024.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
2013 16.33 Percentage of GDP
2014 16.14 Percentage of GDP -1.2%
2015 16.86 Percentage of GDP +4.5%
2016 17.5 Percentage of GDP +3.8%
2017 19.37 Percentage of GDP +10.7%
2018 20.09 Percentage of GDP +3.7%
2019 20.29 Percentage of GDP +1.0%
2020 15.2 Percentage of GDP -25.1%
2021 19.19 Percentage of GDP +26.2%
2022 18.31 Percentage of GDP -4.6%
2023 18.43 Percentage of GDP +0.7%
2024 18.23 Percentage of GDP -1.1%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 18.23 Percentage of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.76 Percentage of GDP, 88% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 18.23 Percentage of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.97 Percentage of GDP, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 18.08 Percentage of GDP 16.14 Percentage of GDP 20.29 Percentage of GDP 7
2020s 17.87 Percentage of GDP 15.2 Percentage of GDP 19.19 Percentage of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 14 Samoa 22.01 Percentage of GDP compare
  2. 15 Kyrgyzstan 21.85 Percentage of GDP compare
  3. 16 China 19.51 Percentage of GDP compare
  4. 18 Philippines 18.1 Percentage of GDP compare
  5. 19 Kiribati 17.83 Percentage of GDP compare
  6. 20 Kazakhstan 17.47 Percentage of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in Tonga?
Revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and in Tonga was 18.23 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 20.29 Percentage of GDP in 2019.
What is the lowest revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 15.2 Percentage of GDP in 2020.
How does Tonga rank for revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and?
Tonga ranks 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
Is revenue statistics in asia and the pacific - comparative tax and rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tonga data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific - Comparative tax and non-tax revenues
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Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
42 places, 935 data points, 1990–2024
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Internationally comparable tax and non-tax revenue data from Revenue Statistics in Asia and the Pacific economies presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax or non-tax revenues as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax, non-tax revenues, grants, royalties, fines, penalties, administrative fees, resource rents, sales of goods and services.