Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Tonga
Tonga: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) was 2.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Tonga, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 2.9% for agriculture share of government expenditure in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in Tonga peaked at 5.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2011.
That places Tonga 53rd out of 205 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.8% | — |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -55.5% |
| 2012 | 3.1% | +21.0% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | +43.7% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 4.8% | +14.1% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | -16.4% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | -13.5% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 3.6% | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -7.6% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 2.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 1.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 2.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.3%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.6% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 52 Pakistan 3.0% compare
- 53 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 2.9%
- 55 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2.8% compare
- 56 Bulgaria 2.8% compare
More public sector data for Tonga
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 66.22 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0138 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share of government expenditure in Tonga?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in Tonga was 2.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 5.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2011.
- How does Tonga rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- Tonga ranks 53rd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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 Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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