Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU) in Tonga
Tonga: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU) was 57.97 million current LCU in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Tonga, 2013–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2023, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Tonga stood at 57.97 million current LCU. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 91.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Tonga peaked at 57.97 million current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.75 million current LCU, in 2014.
Tonga ranks 145th of 153 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 income, profits and capital gains (current LCU) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 30.33 million current LCU | — |
| 2014 | 28.75 million current LCU | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 37.43 million current LCU | +30.2% |
| 2016 | 35.78 million current LCU | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 46.11 million current LCU | +28.9% |
| 2018 | 48.84 million current LCU | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 55.23 million current LCU | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 52.47 million current LCU | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 48.57 million current LCU | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 55.58 million current LCU | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 57.97 million current LCU | +4.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 57.97 million current LCU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 135.99 billion current LCU, 0% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 57.97 million current LCU is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 52.92 billion current LCU, 0% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.35 million current LCU | 28.75 million current LCU | 55.23 million current LCU | 7 |
| 2020s | 53.65 million current LCU | 48.57 million current LCU | 57.97 million current LCU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 142 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 150.93 million current LCU compare
- 143 Samoa 140.10 million current LCU compare
- 144 Saint Kitts and Nevis 109.60 million current LCU compare
- 146 Kiribati 29.10 million current LCU compare
- 147 Kuwait 29.00 million current LCU
- 148 Nauru 28.60 million current LCU compare
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)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Tonga?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Tonga was 57.97 million current LCU in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 57.97 million current LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.75 million current LCU in 2014.
- How does Tonga rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Tonga ranks 145th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.1%. 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 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.