Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Tonga
Tonga: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency was 0.0751 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Tonga, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Tonga stood at 0.0751 million SLC per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Tonga peaked at 0.0935 million SLC per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.001 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
Tonga ranks 164th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency in Tonga, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.001 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0012 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0013 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0017 million SLC per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0023 million SLC per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 1975 | 0.002 million SLC per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0024 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0033 million SLC per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0042 million SLC per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0049 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0051 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0082 million SLC per square kilometre | +60.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0095 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0091 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.007 million SLC per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 1985 | 0.007 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.008 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0086 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0115 million SLC per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0136 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0145 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0156 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1992 | 0.016 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0161 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0292 million SLC per square kilometre | +81.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0279 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0288 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0297 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0293 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0352 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0414 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0412 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0436 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0486 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0503 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0516 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0567 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0586 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0609 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0592 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.059 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0615 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0649 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0672 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0692 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0713 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0784 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0844 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0866 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0837 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0874 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0935 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0786 million SLC per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0751 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.5% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0751 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9063 million SLC per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0751 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9982 million SLC per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +81.3% | 0.0161 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0292 million SLC per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +60.7% | 0.0051 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0082 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0024 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.001 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0049 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0087 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0051 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0136 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0242 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0145 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0352 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0512 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0412 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0609 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0726 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.059 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0866 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0836 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0751 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0935 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 161 Georgia 0.0953 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 162 Azerbaijan 0.086 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 163 Tajikistan 0.0811 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 165 Latvia 0.0708 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 166 Jordan 0.0704 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 167 Dominica 0.0663 million SLC per square kilometre 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 value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Tonga?
- Value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency in Tonga was 0.0751 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0935 million SLC per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Tonga rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency?
- Tonga ranks 164th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is value added (total manufacturing) — value standard local currency rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.