Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Tonga
Tonga: Tax revenue (% of GDP) was 20.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Tonga, 2013–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue in Tonga is 20.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Tonga peaked at 21.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2013.
Tonga ranks 50th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 16.9% | — |
| 2014 | 17.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 20.3% | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 20.8% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 21.7% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 20.7% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 20.4% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 20.5% | +0.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 20.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 20.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.7%, 1.2× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.5% | 16.9% | 21.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 20.5% | 20.4% | 20.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Tonga?
- Tax revenue in Tonga was 20.5% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 21.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2013.
- How does Tonga rank for tax revenue?
- Tonga ranks 50th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. 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 Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.