Tonga: Economy
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Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
Upper Middle Income |
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Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Data unavailable |
| Economic Trivia | Tourism is the second-largest source of earnings for the country. |
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Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Top 3 Trade Partners (2014): New Zealand, Singapore, and United States |
| Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Tourism; Construction; Fishing |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
| GDP, PPP (current international) | $643,425,798 (2017) |
| GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 2.7% (2017) |
| GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $5,957 (2017) |
GDP Country Rank 189/195 (2017)
Economic Indicators [1]
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 7.442% (2017) |
| External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | $169,233,193 (2017) |
| Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 27.5% (2018) |
| Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 4.632% (2017) |
| Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 6.206% (2016) |
| Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | ($29,608,255) (2017) |
Labor and Employment [1]
| Labor Force, Total | 41,811 (2018) |
| Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 31.59% (2018) |
| Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 31.717% (2018) |
| Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 36.694% (2018) |
| Unemployment Rate | 1.158% (2018) |
Trade [1]
| Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $316,816,988 (2017) |
| Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $92,633,891 (2017) |
| Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 53.781% (2017) |
| FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | ($5,613,753) (2017) |
| Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $76,772,180 (2017) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
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