Tonga

East Asia & Pacific · Upper middle income · Capital: Nuku'alofa

$5,652GDP per capita · 2023

Economic events

Crises and shocks, also marked on the chart above.

Demographics

Life expectancy

73.1 · 2024

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Population

104.2K · 2024

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Population growth

-0.4% · 2024

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Urban population

21.2% · 2024

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Environment

CO₂ per capita

1.6 · 2024

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External

Current account balance

-6.7% · 2024

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Current account balance (IMF)

-5.3% · 2025

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Government

Central government debt

43.1% · 2020

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Government gross debt

27.4% · 2025

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Labour

Unemployment

2.0% · 2025

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Unemployment rate (IMF)

No data

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Output & growth

GDP

$591.1M · 2023

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GDP (IMF)

$680M · 2025

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GDP (PPP)

Int’l$ 798M · 2025

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GDP growth

2.8% · 2023

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GDP per capita

$5,652 · 2023

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GDP per capita (IMF)

$6,858 · 2025

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GNI per capita

$5,910 · 2023

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Real GDP growth

2.8% · 2025

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Prices

Inflation (CPI)

3.2% · 2024

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Inflation (avg CPI)

3.2% · 2025

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Society

Income inequality (Gini)

27.1 · 2021

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Internet users

67.4% · 2024

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Trade

Exports

14.7% · 2023

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Imports

64.9% · 2023

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Trade

79.6% · 2023

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