Income share held by the richest 10% in Tonga
The richest 10% of people in Tonga received 22.0% of total income or consumption in 2021.
Tonga, 2021
22.0%
Change from 2015
−4.8percentage points
Position in 2021
77th of 81
Income share held by the richest 10% in Tonga over time
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Tonga
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% of total income or consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Tonga |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 22.0% |
| 2015 | 26.8% |
| 2009 | 28.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 26.8% in 2015, a change of −4.8 percentage points.
- Since 2000, when it was 28.2%, the figure has changed by −6.2 percentage points.
- Among the 81 countries with data for 2021, Tonga has the 77th highest value.