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GOAL 1: No Poverty in Tonga

Tonga: GOAL 1: No Poverty was 1 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
1 5 year moving average
Change on year
up 33.3%
World rank
1st
of 215 countries
All-time high
1 5 year moving average
in 2009
All-time low
0.167 5 year moving average
in 2005
Years of data
20
2004–2023

GOAL 1: No Poverty in Tonga, 2004–2023

0.20.40.60.812004201320232004: 0.25 5 year moving average2005: 0.167 5 year moving average2006: 0.5 5 year moving average2007: 0.5 5 year moving average2008: 0.5 5 year moving average2009: 1 5 year moving average2010: 1 5 year moving average2011: 1 5 year moving average2012: 1 5 year moving average2013: 1 5 year moving average2014: 0.667 5 year moving average2015: 0.714 5 year moving average2016: 0.714 5 year moving average2017: 0.571 5 year moving average2018: 0.714 5 year moving average2019: 0.714 5 year moving average2020: 0.714 5 year moving average2021: 0.714 5 year moving average2022: 0.75 5 year moving average2023: 1 5 year moving average

Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.

Analysis

The most recent figure for goal 1: no poverty in Tonga is 1 5 year moving average, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, goal 1: no poverty in Tonga peaked at 1 5 year moving average in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.167 5 year moving average, in 2005.

Tonga ranks 1st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

GOAL 1: No Poverty in Tonga, year by year

Year 5 year moving average Change
2004 0.25 5 year moving average —
2005 0.167 5 year moving average -33.2%
2006 0.5 5 year moving average +199.4%
2007 0.5 5 year moving average +0.0%
2008 0.5 5 year moving average +0.0%
2009 1 5 year moving average +100.0%
2010 1 5 year moving average +0.0%
2011 1 5 year moving average +0.0%
2012 1 5 year moving average +0.0%
2013 1 5 year moving average +0.0%
2014 0.667 5 year moving average -33.3%
2015 0.714 5 year moving average +7.0%
2016 0.714 5 year moving average +0.0%
2017 0.571 5 year moving average -20.0%
2018 0.714 5 year moving average +25.0%
2019 0.714 5 year moving average +0.0%
2020 0.714 5 year moving average +0.0%
2021 0.714 5 year moving average +0.0%
2022 0.75 5 year moving average +5.0%
2023 1 5 year moving average +33.3%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 1 5 year moving average is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8 5 year moving average, 1.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 1 5 year moving average is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6 5 year moving average, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4862 5 year moving average 0.167 5 year moving average 1 5 year moving average 6
2010s 0.8094 5 year moving average 0.571 5 year moving average 1 5 year moving average 10
2020s 0.7945 5 year moving average 0.714 5 year moving average 1 5 year moving average 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is goal 1: no poverty in Tonga?
Goal 1: no poverty in Tonga was 1 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
What is the highest goal 1: no poverty recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 1 5 year moving average in 2009.
What is the lowest goal 1: no poverty recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 0.167 5 year moving average in 2005.
How does Tonga rank for goal 1: no poverty?
Tonga ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
Is goal 1: no poverty rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tonga data come from?
The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 1: No Poverty (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
GOAL 1: No Poverty (5 year moving average)
Unit
5 year moving average
Source
Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 4,300 data points, 2004–2023
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