Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Tonga
Tonga: Proportion of total government spending on essential services 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 137th out of 170 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 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% |
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
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 818 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 58.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 34.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 108.79 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 108.8% (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 137th out of 170 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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