Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Tonga
Tonga: Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved was 95.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Tonga, 2007–2022
Source: Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Tonga is 95.6%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Tonga peaked at 103.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 81.7%, in 2018.
Tonga ranks 108th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 96.8% | — |
| 2008 | 97.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 95.8% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 103.9% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 90.9% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 81.7% | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 90.4% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 95.6% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.7% | 95.8% | 97.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 81.7% | 103.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 90.4% | 95.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 105 North Macedonia 96.4% compare
- 106 Poland 96.3% compare
- 107 Burkina Faso 95.8% compare
- 109 Costa Rica 95.6% compare
- 110 Antigua and Barbuda 95.5% compare
- 111 Lebanon 95.3% compare
More public sector data for Tonga
- 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)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 9,722 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2020)
- Tax revenue 20.5% (2023)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 8.9% (2023)
- Taxes on goods and services 30.0% (2023)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 6.8% (2023)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 5.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Tonga?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Tonga was 95.6% in 2022, according to Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 103.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.7% in 2018.
- How does Tonga rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Tonga ranks 108th out of 164 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB), published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget measures the extent to which aggregate budget expenditure outturn reflects the amount originally approved, as defined in government budget documentation and fiscal reports. The coverage is budgetary central government (BCG) and the time period covered is the last three completed fiscal years.