Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Tonga
Tonga: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 9.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Tonga stood at 9.3%.
The figure is up 10.5% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Tonga peaked at 23.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2023.
That places Tonga 159th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.0% | — |
| 2001 | 22.1% | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 15.8% | -28.4% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | +17.6% |
| 2004 | 19.1% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -42.0% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 13.0% | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | -17.4% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 8.4% | -13.5% |
| 2024 | 9.3% | +10.5% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 9.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.2%, 71% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 9.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.0%, 78% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.7% | 15.8% | 23.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 11.1% | 13.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 9.7% | 8.4% | 10.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More education data for Tonga
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,086 (2015)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 20 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1,228 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1,164 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 16,132 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15,644 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1502 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Tonga?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Tonga was 9.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Tonga ranks 159th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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