Subsidies and other transfers in Tonga
Tonga: Subsidies and other transfers was 10.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Subsidies and other transfers in Tonga, 2013–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 10.6% for subsidies and other transfers in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.7% on the previous year and up 55.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies and other transfers in Tonga peaked at 13.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2013.
Tonga ranks 148th of 152 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Subsidies and other transfers in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6.8% | — |
| 2014 | 7.5% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 13.0% | +77.6% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | -12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.9% | 6.8% | 8.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 7.3% | 13.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 145 Lao People's Democratic Republic 11.7% compare
- 146 Saudi Arabia 11.3% compare
- 147 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10.7% compare
- 149 Afghanistan 10.5% compare
- 150 Micronesia (country) 7.7% compare
- 151 Solomon Islands 6.4% 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 subsidies and other transfers in Tonga?
- Subsidies and other transfers in Tonga was 10.6% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest subsidies and other transfers recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2013.
- How does Tonga rank for subsidies and other transfers?
- Tonga ranks 148th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is subsidies and other transfers rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.2%. 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 Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.