GDP growth in Tonga
Tonga: GDP growth was 2.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Tonga, 1982–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 2.8% for gdp growth in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 63.1% on the previous year and up 151.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Tonga peaked at 6.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -5.1%, in 2009.
Tonga ranks 124th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.3% | -1.9% | 6.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 2.4% | -2.0% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | -5.1% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | -0.3% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | -2.1% | 2.8% | 6 |
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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 gdp growth in Tonga?
- Gdp growth in Tonga was 2.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.1% in 2009.
- How does Tonga rank for gdp growth?
- Tonga ranks 124th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 151.4%. 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 Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.