Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita was 1,870 current LCU per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Tonga, 2013–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 1,870 current LCU per person for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.9% on the previous year and up 130.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Tonga peaked at 1,870 current LCU per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 811.09 current LCU per person, in 2013.
Tonga ranks 128th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 811.09 current LCU per person | — |
| 2014 | 869.98 current LCU per person | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 976.2 current LCU per person | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 1,178 current LCU per person | +20.7% |
| 2017 | 1,341 current LCU per person | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 1,493 current LCU per person | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 1,469 current LCU per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1,521 current LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 1,643 current LCU per person | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 1,686 current LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 1,870 current LCU per person | +10.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1,870 current LCU per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13,317 current LCU per person, 14% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1,870 current LCU per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4,144 current LCU per person, 45% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,163 current LCU per person | 811.09 current LCU per person | 1,493 current LCU per person | 7 |
| 2020s | 1,680 current LCU per person | 1,521 current LCU per person | 1,870 current LCU per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Tonga?
- Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Tonga was 1,870 current LCU per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 1,870 current LCU per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 811.09 current LCU per person in 2013.
- How does Tonga rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita?
- Tonga ranks 128th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.6%. 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 Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
How this figure is calculated
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes on goods and services Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.