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Tonga

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$11,006
GDP (2031)
$854.0M
GDP growth (2031)
1.3% →
Inflation (2031)
3.6% →
Unemployment (2025)
2.0% ↑
Population (2031)
98.0K
Population growth (2031)
0.0% →
Gini index (2021)
27.1
Government debt (2031)
76.7% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-5.9% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
-$12.1M
Life expectancy (2024)
73.1 yrs
Health spending (2023)
7.4% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
67.4%
Mobile subscriptions (2022)
61.7/100
Trade openness (2024)
77.6% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
2.41/USD
Foreign reserves (2025)
$412.7M
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2031)
76.7% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-5.9% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
-$12.1M

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2021)
0.27
Assessment
Low inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2024)
0.70/1k
Tax revenue (2023)
20.5% of GDP
Services sector (2024)
49.5% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2018)
40.1
Bank branches per 100k (2018)
32.7
ICT service exports (2024)
0.1%
Goods and services tax (2023)
21.6%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $854.0M $11,006 1.3% 3.6% - 98.0K - 76.7% -5.9% - - - - -
2030 * $825.0M $11,128 1.3% 3.6% - 98.0K - 67.3% -6.0% - - - - -
2029 * $797.0M $10,756 1.3% 3.6% - 98.0K - 57.6% -6.2% - - - - -
2028 * $771.0M $10,399 1.3% 3.6% - 98.0K - 48.9% -6.8% - - - - -
2027 * $753.0M $9,909 1.3% 6.2% - 99.0K - 41.1% -7.5% - - - - -
2026 * $716.0M $9,464 2.3% 3.8% - 99.0K - 34.4% -7.4% - - - - -
2025 $680.0M $8,675 2.8% 3.2% 2.0% 99.0K - 27.4% -5.3% - - - - 2.41
2024 $646.0M $8,174 1.7% 8.0% 2.0% 99.0K - 31.9% -3.3% -$12.1M 73.1 - 67.4% 2.37
2023 $596.0M $7,810 2.8% 12.6% 1.7% 100.0K - 37.2% -5.1% $2.6M 72.9 7.4% 64.1% 2.36
2022 $553.0M $7,296 -2.1% 6.5% 2.0% 100.0K - 40.2% -5.0% $2.9M 72.6 8.0% 61.6% 2.33
2021 $521.0M $6,930 -0.9% 0.6% 2.1% 100.0K 27.1 43.0% -6.3% $258,488 72.1 7.1% 57.6% 2.27
2020 $512.0M $6,677 1.8% 0.2% 2.7% 100.0K - 41.7% -5.6% $3.8M 72.4 5.6% 54.5% 2.30
2019 $505.0M $6,473 -0.3% 4.1% 2.2% 100.0K - 41.8% -3.7% -$6.1M 72.3 5.8% 51.6% 2.29
2018 $485.0M $6,393 0.5% 6.1% 2.3% 100.0K - 45.5% -7.0% $23.2M 72.2 6.1% 48.8% 2.24
2017 $460.0M $6,229 3.2% 7.2% 2.1% 101.0K - 44.7% -7.1% -$15.7M 72.1 5.6% 46.2% 2.21
2016 $421.0M $5,920 6.6% -0.6% 2.1% 101.0K - 49.4% -7.5% $16.6M 72.0 5.2% 40.0% 2.22
2015 $438.0M $5,472 1.1% 0.1% 2.0% 101.0K 33.5 51.1% -10.9% $14.8M 71.9 4.8% 38.7% 2.11
2014 $441.0M $5,336 2.0% 2.3% 1.9% 102.0K - 47.4% -6.3% $13.2M 71.7 5.2% 36.0% 1.85
2013 $452.0M $5,120 -1.1% 0.7% 1.8% 102.0K - 48.9% -9.6% $6.3M 71.7 4.2% 32.8% 1.77
2012 $427.0M $4,996 2.4% 3.3% 1.6% 103.0K - 60.0% -16.4% -$841,514 71.6 8.1% 30.0% 1.72
2011 $415.0M $4,855 6.8% 6.0% 1.6% 103.0K - 51.9% -20.2% $7.6M 71.4 4.7% 25.0% 1.73
2010 $367.0M $4,465 0.8% 1.7% 1.5% 103.0K - 44.7% -23.8% $4.7M 71.3 4.8% 16.0% 1.91
2009 $312.0M $4,384 -5.2% 5.5% 1.4% 103.0K 37.5 39.7% -18.1% $247,006 71.0 4.0% 10.0% 2.03
2008 $344.0M $4,600 4.8% 9.6% 1.3% 102.0K - 34.0% -6.2% $21.5M 71.0 6.1% 8.1% 1.94
2007 $299.0M $4,316 -2.5% 5.0% 1.2% 102.0K - 37.8% -12.5% $17.6M 70.9 4.7% 7.2% 1.97
2006 $292.0M $4,327 -2.2% 7.2% 1.1% 102.0K - 39.6% -6.6% $11.0M 70.7 5.5% 5.9% 2.03
2005 $262.0M $4,315 -0.4% 10.0% 2.5% 101.0K - 43.3% -9.5% $6.0M 70.6 4.4% 4.9% 1.94
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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