Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre in Tonga
Tonga: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre was 271,671 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre in Tonga, 2013–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 271,671 current LCU per square kilometre for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 125.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in Tonga peaked at 271,671 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 120,625 current LCU per square kilometre, in 2013.
Tonga ranks 103rd 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.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre in Tonga, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 120,625 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 2014 | 128,816 current LCU per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 143,847 current LCU per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 172,653 current LCU per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 196,238 current LCU per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 218,840 current LCU per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2019 | 215,647 current LCU per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 223,231 current LCU per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 240,778 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 246,042 current LCU per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 271,671 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.4% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 271,671 current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 915,342 current LCU per square kilometre, 30% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 271,671 current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 409,986 current LCU per square kilometre, 66% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 170,952 current LCU per square kilometre | 120,625 current LCU per square kilometre | 218,840 current LCU per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2020s | 245,430 current LCU per square kilometre | 223,231 current LCU per square kilometre | 271,671 current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 100 Portugal 352,272 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 101 Slovakia 299,083 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 102 Greece 276,680 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 104 Eswatini 269,580 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 105 Lesotho 259,618 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 106 Bhutan 257,886 current LCU per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in Tonga?
- Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre in Tonga was 271,671 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 271,671 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 120,625 current LCU per square kilometre in 2013.
- How does Tonga rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Tonga ranks 103rd out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.2%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Taxes on goods and services Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.