Tonga Economic Statistics and Indicators

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Economic Indicators For: Tonga › Change country
National or Regional Currency: Pa'anga, TOP
Year of data: 2015 › Change year
Number of Indicators Listed: 28
Full Dataset: From Year 1980 to 2019
Date of Last Update: 17th March 2015
Population: 106,440 (July 2014 est.)
Area: total: 747 sq km ; land: 717 sq km ; water: 30 sq km
Natural Resources: fish, fertile soil
Capital: name: Nuku'alofa ; geographic coordinates: 21 08 S, 175 12 W ; time difference: UTC+13 (18 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Tonga has a small, open, South Pacific island economy. It has a narrow export base in agricultural goods. Squash, vanilla beans, and yams are the main crops. Agricultural exports, including fish, make up two-thirds of total exports. The country must import a high proportion of its food, mainly from New Zealand. The country remains dependent on external aid and remittances from Tongan communities overseas to offset its trade deficit. Tourism is the second-largest source of hard currency earnings following remittances. Tonga had 39,000 visitors in 2006. The government is emphasizing the development of the private sector, especially the encouragement of investment, and is committing increased funds for health and education. Tonga has a reasonably sound basic infrastructure and well developed social services. High unemployment among the young, moderate inflation, pressures for democratic reform, and rising civil service expenditures are major issues facing the government.
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GDP (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Tonga in year 2015 is TOP 0.801 Billion.

GDP Growth (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Tonga in year 2015 is 2.605 %.

GDP (Current Prices, National Currency) for Tonga in year 2015 is TOP 0.834 Billion.

GDP (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Tonga in year 2015 is US$ 0.414 Billion.

GDP Deflator for Tonga in year 2015 is 104.161 (Index, Base Year as per country's accounts = 100).

GDP Per Capita (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Tonga in year 2015 is TOP 7,687.94 .

GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, National Currency) for Tonga in year 2015 is TOP 8,007.80 .

GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Tonga in year 2015 is US$ 3,972.74 .

GDP (PPP), US Dollars for Tonga in year 2015 is US$ 0.526 Billion.

GDP Per Capita (PPP), US Dollars for Tonga in year 2015 is US$ 5,044.86 .

GDP Share of World Total (PPP) for Tonga in year 2015 is -- %.

Implied PPP Conversion Rate for Tonga in year 2015 is 1.587 .

Investment (% of GDP) for Tonga in year 2015 is n/a %.

Inflation, Average Consumer Prices (Indexed to Year 2000) for Tonga in year 2015 is 108.328 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100).

Inflation (Average Consumer Price Change %) for Tonga in year 2015 is -0.086 %.

Inflation, End of Year (Indexed to Year 2000) for Tonga in year 2015 is 108.205 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100).

Inflation (End of Year Change %) for Tonga in year 2015 is -0.363 %.

Import Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) for Tonga in year 2015 is n/a %.

Import Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) for Tonga in year 2015 is n/a %.

Export Volume of All Items Including Goods and Services (Percent Change) for Tonga in year 2015 is n/a %.

Export Volumes of Goods Only (Percent Change) for Tonga in year 2015 is n/a %.

Population for Tonga in year 2015 is 0.104 Million .

General government revenue (National Currency) for Tonga in year 2015 is TOP 0.253 Billions.

General government revenue (% of GDP) for Tonga in year 2015 is 30.367 %.

General government total expenditure (National Currency) for Tonga in year 2015 is TOP 0.275 Billions.

General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Tonga in year 2015 is 32.948 %.

Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (National Currency) for Tonga in year 2015 is TOP -0.022 Billions.

Total Government Net Lending/ Borrowing (% of GDP) for Tonga in year 2015 is -2.581 %.

Fiscal Year Gross Domestic Product, Current Prices for Tonga in year 2015 is TOP 0.834 Billions.

Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Tonga in year 2015 is US$ -0.032 Billion.

Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Tonga in year 2015 is -7.719 %.