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) | $707,513,061 (2020) |
| GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 0.655% (2020) |
| GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $6,694 (2020) |
GDP Country Rank 191/197 (2020)
Economic Indicators [1]
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | -0.35% (2020) |
| External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | $194,304,203 (2020) |
| Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | 27.5% (2019) |
| Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | 10.548% (2021) |
| Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 5.614% (2020) |
| Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | ($19,188,011) (2021) |
Labor and Employment [1]
| Labor Force, Total | 32,319 (2021) |
| Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | 23.72% (2020) |
| Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | 29.21% (2020) |
| Employment in Services (% of total employment) | 47.069% (2020) |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.968% (2021) |
Trade [1]
| Imports of goods and services (current US$) | $304,418,250 (2020) |
| Exports of goods and services (current US$) | $92,703,866 (2020) |
| Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 66.938% (2021) |
| FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $4,226,388 (2020) |
| Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $39,610,487 (2021) |
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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