Compensation of employees (current LCU) in Tonga
Tonga: Compensation of employees (current LCU) was 163.46 million current LCU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Compensation of employees in Tonga, 2013–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2023, compensation of employees in Tonga stood at 163.46 million current LCU.
The figure is down 13.7% on the previous year and up 74.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Tonga peaked at 189.34 million current LCU in 2022 and was at its lowest, 93.90 million current LCU, in 2013.
That places Tonga 150th out of 156 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Compensation of employees (current LCU) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 93.90 million current LCU | — |
| 2014 | 101.38 million current LCU | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 116.85 million current LCU | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 127.26 million current LCU | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 129.60 million current LCU | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 127.55 million current LCU | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 134.51 million current LCU | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 148.68 million current LCU | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 160.21 million current LCU | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 189.34 million current LCU | +18.2% |
| 2023 | 163.46 million current LCU | -13.7% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 163.46 million current LCU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95.94 billion current LCU, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 163.46 million current LCU is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.59 billion current LCU, 1% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 118.72 million current LCU | 93.90 million current LCU | 134.51 million current LCU | 7 |
| 2020s | 165.42 million current LCU | 148.68 million current LCU | 189.34 million current LCU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 147 Saint Kitts and Nevis 227.90 million current LCU compare
- 148 Andorra 219.06 million current LCU compare
- 149 San Marino 195.21 million current LCU compare
- 151 Kiribati 115.48 million current LCU compare
- 152 Nauru 72.51 million current LCU compare
- 153 Marshall Islands 50.76 million current LCU 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 compensation of employees in Tonga?
- Compensation of employees in Tonga was 163.46 million current LCU in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 189.34 million current LCU in 2022.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.90 million current LCU in 2013.
- How does Tonga rank for compensation of employees?
- Tonga ranks 150th out of 156 countries with data for 2023.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 74.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Compensation of employees (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.