Expense in Tonga
Tonga: Expense was 34.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expense in Tonga, 2013–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 34.7% for expense in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.3% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Tonga peaked at 40.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 2013.
That places Tonga 35th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.4% | 27.7% | 31.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 31.5% | 40.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More economy & growth data for Tonga
- DEC alternative conversion factor 2.4 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 468.46 million current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 197.32 million current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 218.66 million current LCU (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 92.11 million current US$ (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 105.72 million current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 44.13 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 16,702 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 6,840 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 1.73 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Tonga?
- Expense in Tonga was 34.7% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 40.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 2013.
- How does Tonga rank for expense?
- Tonga ranks 35th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expense rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. 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.