Industry share of total emplyoment in Tonga
Tonga: Industry share of total emplyoment was 23.34 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
23.34
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
53rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
30.4
in 2002
All-time low
23.04
in 2023
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Industry share of total emplyoment in Tonga, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 23.34 for industry share of total emplyoment in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry share of total emplyoment in Tonga peaked at 30.4 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 23.04, in 2023.
That places Tonga 53rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Industry share of total emplyoment in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 28.49 | — |
| 1992 | 28.28 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 28.64 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 29.47 | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 30.24 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 30.03 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 29.56 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 29.56 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 29.61 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 29.99 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 29.9 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 30.4 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 29.9 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 28.81 | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 28.11 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 27.06 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 25.86 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 26.64 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 24.86 | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 24.63 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 25.87 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 25.76 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 25.44 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 25.72 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 25.72 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 25.55 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 26.01 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 26.1 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 26.37 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 26.78 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 27.44 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 24.9 | -9.3% |
| 2023 | 23.04 | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 23.29 | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 23.34 | +0.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 23.34 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.13, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 23.34 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.94, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.32 | 28.28 | 30.24 | 9 |
| 2000s | 28.15 | 24.86 | 30.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.72 | 24.63 | 26.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8 | 23.04 | 27.44 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 50 Trinidad and Tobago 24.18 compare
- 51 Morocco 23.83 compare
- 52 South Korea 23.38 compare
- 54 Japan 23.23 compare
- 55 El Salvador 23.14 compare
- 56 Mongolia 23.09 compare
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry share of total emplyoment in Tonga?
- Industry share of total emplyoment in Tonga was 23.34 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4 in 2002.
- What is the lowest industry share of total emplyoment recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.04 in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for industry share of total emplyoment?
- Tonga ranks 53rd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry share of total emplyoment rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Industry share of total emplyoment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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