Services, value added in Tonga
Tonga: Services, value added was 5.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Tonga, 1995–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Tonga is 5.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 125.0% on the previous year and up 588.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Tonga peaked at 7.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, -4.2%, in 2022.
That places Tonga 49th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Services, value added in Tonga, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 7.7% | — |
| 1996 | -0.1% | -101.6% |
| 1997 | 1.3% | -1169.1% |
| 1998 | 3.4% | +159.5% |
| 1999 | 4.8% | +40.9% |
| 2000 | 5.7% | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | -66.4% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +76.0% |
| 2003 | -0.1% | -101.7% |
| 2004 | -1.3% | +2198.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -169.7% |
| 2006 | -1.9% | -307.9% |
| 2007 | -3.5% | +82.3% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -249.9% |
| 2009 | -1.0% | -118.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8% | -178.8% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | +309.2% |
| 2012 | -0.2% | -105.2% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -2294.6% |
| 2014 | -1.1% | -130.1% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -212.6% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | +364.2% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -70.8% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +105.8% |
| 2019 | -0.9% | -128.4% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -247.4% |
| 2021 | -4.0% | -387.4% |
| 2022 | -4.2% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -154.9% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | +125.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 5.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.3%, 1.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 5.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.4%, 1.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +2294.6% | -0.2% | 3.5% |
| 2004 | -2198.7% | -0.1% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.4% | -0.1% | 7.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | -3.5% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | -1.1% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | -4.2% | 5.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 46 Guinea-Bissau 5.4% compare
- 47 Papua New Guinea 5.2% compare
- 48 Kazakhstan 5.2% compare
- 50 Turks and Caicos Islands 5.1% compare
- 51 Kenya 5.0% compare
- 52 Chad 5.0% 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)
- 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 services, value added in Tonga?
- Services, value added in Tonga was 5.2% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.2% in 2022.
- How does Tonga rank for services, value added?
- Tonga ranks 49th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 588.8%. 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 Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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.