Services, value added (% of GDP) in Tonga
Tonga: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 49.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Tonga, 1994–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 49.5% for services, value added in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Tonga peaked at 54.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 47.2%, in 1995.
Tonga ranks 150th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 47.4% | — |
| 1995 | 47.2% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 47.6% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 49.4% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 49.7% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 48.8% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 49.9% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 50.8% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 50.2% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 48.9% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 49.7% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 51.3% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 53.5% | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 51.6% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 54.7% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 53.6% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 54.2% | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 54.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 53.4% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 50.6% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 49.8% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 52.4% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 50.7% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 49.4% | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 50.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 49.5% | -0.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 49.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.1%, 85% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 49.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.2%, 82% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.3% | 47.2% | 49.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 51.3% | 48.9% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 49.8% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.4% | 49.4% | 52.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0209 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Tonga?
- Services, value added in Tonga was 49.5% 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 54.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.2% in 1995.
- How does Tonga rank for services, value added?
- Tonga ranks 150th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.