Central government expense in Tonga
Central government expense in Tonga was equal to 34.7% of GDP in 2023.
Tonga, 2023
34.7%
Change from 2022
−5.3percentage points
World, 2022
28.5%
Central government expense in Tonga over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Tonga | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 34.7% | – |
| 2022 | 40.0% | 28.5% |
| 2021 | 36.0% | 31.7% |
| 2020 | 31.5% | 33.4% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | 26.7% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | 26.1% |
| 2017 | 31.9% | 26.3% |
| 2016 | 31.1% | 26.6% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | 26.8% |
| 2014 | 30.4% | 26.8% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | 27.1% |
| 2012 | – | 27.4% |
| 2011 | – | 27.5% |
| 2010 | – | 28.4% |
| 2009 | – | 28.4% |
| 2008 | – | 25.9% |
| 2007 | – | 24.8% |
| 2006 | – | 24.9% |
| 2005 | – | 25.1% |
| 2004 | – | 24.8% |
| 2003 | – | 25.2% |
| 2002 | – | 24.9% |
| 2001 | – | 24.7% |
| 2000 | – | 23.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −5.3 percentage points from 40.0% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 27.7%, the figure has changed by +7.0 percentage points.