Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Tonga
Tonga: Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 0.483 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Tonga, 2013–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Tonga stood at 0.483 current LCU per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Tonga peaked at 0.483 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2936 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 2013.
That places Tonga 105th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Tonga, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.2936 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2014 | 0.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.363 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4492 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +23.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4601 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4769 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4803 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.471 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.4714 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.4635 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.483 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4047 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2936 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4803 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.4722 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4635 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.483 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 102 China 0.5051 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 103 Saint Lucia 0.4921 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 104 New Zealand 0.4878 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 106 Barbados 0.4677 current LCU per US$ of GDP
- 107 Belize 0.4269 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 108 Belarus 0.4233 current LCU per US$ of GDP 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 tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Tonga?
- Tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Tonga was 0.483 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.483 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2936 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- How does Tonga rank for tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Tonga ranks 105th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenue (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.