Tonga — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Tonga, 2000–2023.
Health spending for Tonga was 7.36% in 2023, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 24 years, from 2000 to 2023. The highest recorded value was 8.14% in 2012. The lowest was 2.90% in 2000 (about 2.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 4.13% per year.
Tonga ranks 77 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 41%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 5.94%, so Tonga sits above it. It peaked in 2012 and has fallen 10% since. Over the last decade (2013–2023) the figure moved up 77%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 12 of 29 economies; Samoa (6.78%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 72% in 2012. That is 25% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2000 level: doubled by 2008. Doubling roughly every 17 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 164th of 184 in 2000 → 123rd of 188 in 2010 → 127th of 189 in 2020 → 74th of 188 in 2023.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2023
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.36% | -0.6 pp |
| 2022 | 7.95% | +0.9 pp |
| 2021 | 7.06% | +1.5 pp |
| 2020 | 5.56% | -0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 5.75% | -0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 6.12% | +0.5 pp |
| 2017 | 5.63% | +0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 5.23% | +0.4 pp |
| 2015 | 4.78% | -0.4 pp |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +1.0 pp |
| 2013 | 4.17% | -4.0 pp |
| 2012 | 8.14% | +3.4 pp |
| 2011 | 4.74% | -0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 4.82% | +0.8 pp |
| 2009 | 3.97% | -2.1 pp |
| 2008 | 6.06% | +1.3 pp |
| 2007 | 4.73% | -0.7 pp |
| 2006 | 5.47% | +1.1 pp |
| 2005 | 4.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 4.51% | +1.1 pp |
| 2003 | 3.44% | -0.2 pp |
| 2002 | 3.59% | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | 3.43% | +0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 2.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Tonga’s Health spending in 2001?
3.43% (2001). 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 % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Tonga’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2023 the series was growing overall: +153.5% in total — about 4.1% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. 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: 2023: 7.36%; 2022: 7.95%; 2021: 7.06%; 2020: 5.56%; 2019: 5.75%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). 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.