Gross national income per capita undp in Tonga

Tonga: Gross national income per capita undp was 7,438 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
7,438
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
130th
of 193 countries
All-time high
7,571
in 2020
All-time low
4,667
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Gross national income per capita undp in Tonga, 1990–2023

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1990200620231990: 4.7k1991: 4.9k1992: 4.9k1993: 5.1k1994: 5.5k1995: 5.5k1996: 5.5k1997: 5.5k1998: 5.7k1999: 5.7k2000: 5.8k2001: 5.8k2002: 6.1k2003: 6.0k2004: 5.9k2005: 5.7k2006: 5.7k2007: 5.5k2008: 5.8k2009: 5.5k2010: 5.6k2011: 5.9k2012: 6.1k2013: 6.1k2014: 6.1k2015: 6.3k2016: 6.7k2017: 7.2k2018: 7.3k2019: 7.6k2020: 7.6k2021: 7.2k2022: 7.0k2023: 7.4k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Tonga recorded 7,438 for gross national income per capita undp in 2023.

The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross national income per capita undp in Tonga peaked at 7,571 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4,667, in 1990.

Tonga ranks 130th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Gross national income per capita undp in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Gross national income per capita undp in Tonga, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 4,667 —
1991 4,919 +5.4%
1992 4,894 -0.5%
1993 5,055 +3.3%
1994 5,500 +8.8%
1995 5,507 +0.1%
1996 5,536 +0.5%
1997 5,484 -0.9%
1998 5,667 +3.3%
1999 5,711 +0.8%
2000 5,777 +1.2%
2001 5,776 -0.0%
2002 6,090 +5.4%
2003 5,974 -1.9%
2004 5,861 -1.9%
2005 5,732 -2.2%
2006 5,688 -0.8%
2007 5,510 -3.1%
2008 5,762 +4.6%
2009 5,531 -4.0%
2010 5,572 +0.7%
2011 5,922 +6.3%
2012 6,090 +2.8%
2013 6,105 +0.2%
2014 6,150 +0.7%
2015 6,271 +2.0%
2016 6,678 +6.5%
2017 7,158 +7.2%
2018 7,328 +2.4%
2019 7,556 +3.1%
2020 7,571 +0.2%
2021 7,177 -5.2%
2022 6,989 -2.6%
2023 7,438 +6.4%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 7,438 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16,514, 45% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 7,438 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12,938, 57% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5,294 4,667 5,711 10
2000s 5,770 5,510 6,090 10
2010s 6,483 5,572 7,556 10
2020s 7,294 6,989 7,571 4

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 127 Cuba 8,415 compare
  2. 128 Cape Verde 8,165 compare
  3. 129 Laos 8,106 compare
  4. 131 Marshall Islands 7,224 compare
  5. 132 Venezuela 7,157 compare
  6. 133 Tuvalu 7,006 compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross national income per capita undp in Tonga?
Gross national income per capita undp in Tonga was 7,438 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest gross national income per capita undp recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 7,571 in 2020.
What is the lowest gross national income per capita undp recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 4,667 in 1990.
How does Tonga rank for gross national income per capita undp?
Tonga ranks 130th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is gross national income per capita undp rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tonga data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gross national income per capita undp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross national income per capita undp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,478 data points, 1990–2023
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