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Government consumption (% of GDP) — Tonga

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Tonga in 2024 — 23.5%. Ranked 24 in the world out of 169. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 10.5 pp.

2024 23.5% −1.6 pp vs 2023
World rank 24of 169
Period maximum 28.6%2021
Period minimum 13%1975

Trend over time

1975–2024 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Tonga, 1975–20241015202530197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 13%1976: 19.2%1977: 15.3%1978: 14.7%1979: 14.9%1980: 14.8%1981: 14%1982: 16.9%1983: 14.3%1984: 15.8%1985: 16%1986: 15.8%1987: 16.7%1988: 16.3%1989: 17.4%1990: 19.1%1991: 20.4%1992: 18.9%1993: 17.7%1994: 15.8%1995: 16.4%1996: 17.4%1997: 18.9%1998: 18.2%1999: 18.6%2000: 18.1%2001: 19.7%2002: 17.1%2003: 17.1%2004: 16.4%2005: 15.9%2006: 21.5%2007: 18.6%2008: 19.1%2009: 20.7%2010: 18.8%2011: 18.4%2012: 19.5%2013: 20%2014: 20.1%2015: 21.3%2016: 20.6%2017: 20.1%2018: 19%2019: 20.6%2020: 22.1%2021: 28.6%2022: 27.9%2023: 25.1%2024: 23.5%
Change over the period: +10.5 pp Annual average: 0.22 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Tonga

Tonga 23.5%
World 16.7%
East Asia & Pacific 16.7%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 15.9%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Tonga, by year Tonga All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 23.5 −1.6 pp
2023 25.1 −2.8 pp
2022 27.9 −0.8 pp
2021 28.6 +6.5 pp
2020 22.1 +1.5 pp
2019 20.6 +1.5 pp
2018 19 −1 pp
2017 20.1 −0.5 pp
2016 20.6 −0.7 pp
2015 21.3 +1.2 pp
2014 20.1 +0.1 pp
2013 20 +0.5 pp
2012 19.5 +1.1 pp
2011 18.4 −0.4 pp
2010 18.8 −2 pp
2009 20.7 +1.7 pp
2008 19.1 +0.5 pp
2007 18.6 −2.9 pp
2006 21.5 +5.6 pp
2005 15.9 −0.4 pp
2004 16.4 −0.7 pp
2003 17.1 −0 pp
2002 17.1 −2.6 pp
2001 19.7 +1.6 pp
2000 18.1 −0.5 pp
1999 18.6 +0.4 pp
1998 18.2 −0.6 pp
1997 18.9 +1.4 pp
1996 17.4 +1 pp
1995 16.4 +0.5 pp
1994 15.8 −1.8 pp
1993 17.7 −1.3 pp
1992 18.9 −1.5 pp
1991 20.4 +1.3 pp
1990 19.1 +1.7 pp
1989 17.4 +1.1 pp
1988 16.3 −0.4 pp
1987 16.7 +0.9 pp
1986 15.8 −0.2 pp
1985 16 +0.1 pp
1984 15.8 +1.5 pp
1983 14.3 −2.6 pp
1982 16.9 +2.9 pp
1981 14 −0.8 pp
1980 14.8 −0.1 pp
1979 14.9 +0.2 pp
1978 14.7 −0.6 pp
1977 15.3 −3.9 pp
1976 19.2 +6.2 pp
1975 13 —

Polynesia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

PF French Polynesia 32 TO Tonga 23.5 WS Samoa 16.8
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About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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