Tonga — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Tonga, 1982–2025.
GDP growth for Tonga was 2.80% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 44 years, from 1982 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 6.70% in 2011. The lowest was -5.13% in 2009 (about -1.8× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.22% per year.
Tonga ranks 123 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 58%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 3.62%, so Tonga sits below it. It peaked in 2011 and has fallen 58% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 151%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 22 of 36 economies; Thailand (2.44%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 3899% in 2004. That is 79% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 30th of 163 in 1982 → 144th of 176 in 1990 → 119th of 199 in 2000 → 173rd of 209 in 2010 → 22nd of 209 in 2020 → 112th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1982 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.8% | +1.1 pp |
| 2024 | 1.72% | -1.1 pp |
| 2023 | 2.79% | +4.9 pp |
| 2022 | -2.13% | -1.2 pp |
| 2021 | -0.93% | -2.7 pp |
| 2020 | 1.81% | +2.1 pp |
| 2019 | -0.29% | -0.8 pp |
| 2018 | 0.53% | -2.7 pp |
| 2017 | 3.2% | -3.4 pp |
| 2016 | 6.6% | +5.5 pp |
| 2015 | 1.11% | -0.9 pp |
| 2014 | 1.99% | +1.6 pp |
| 2013 | 0.39% | -0.5 pp |
| 2012 | 0.92% | -5.8 pp |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +5.9 pp |
| 2010 | 0.82% | +6.0 pp |
| 2009 | -5.13% | -10.0 pp |
| 2008 | 4.86% | +7.3 pp |
| 2007 | -2.46% | -0.3 pp |
| 2006 | -2.17% | -1.5 pp |
| 2005 | -0.66% | +1.3 pp |
| 2004 | -1.97% | -2.0 pp |
| 2003 | 0.05% | -4.4 pp |
| 2002 | 4.43% | +2.9 pp |
| 2001 | 1.49% | -2.3 pp |
| 2000 | 3.75% | +1.5 pp |
| 1999 | 2.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 2.29% | +2.9 pp |
| 1997 | -0.6% | -0.7 pp |
| 1996 | 0.09% | -6.1 pp |
| 1995 | 6.23% | +1.3 pp |
| 1994 | 4.95% | +1.2 pp |
| 1993 | 3.74% | +3.5 pp |
| 1992 | 0.25% | -6.2 pp |
| 1991 | 6.41% | +8.5 pp |
| 1990 | -2.04% | -2.4 pp |
| 1989 | 0.39% | +2.3 pp |
| 1988 | -1.88% | -4.9 pp |
| 1987 | 2.99% | +0.9 pp |
| 1986 | 2.12% | -4.4 pp |
| 1985 | 6.56% | +4.8 pp |
| 1984 | 1.74% | -0.2 pp |
| 1983 | 1.98% | -2.8 pp |
| 1982 | 4.74% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Tonga’s GDP growth in 1983?
1.98% (1983). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Tonga’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1982 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -40.9% in total — about 1.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.8%; 2024: 1.72%; 2023: 2.79%; 2022: -2.13%; 2021: -0.93%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.