Tonga's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) was US$4,284 in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 18.34% from US$3,620 in 2011 (1.7% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$4,284 | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$3,649 | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | US$3,620 | 2011 |
| Highest | US$4,810 | 2019 |
| Lowest | US$597.15 | 1985 |
| Average since 2012 | US$4,159 | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$632.39 |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Tonga's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) fell US$267.74 on 2020 (from US$4,552 to US$4,284).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$115.46 and a typical year strayed about US$248.34 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$594.58 in 1994 and the biggest yearly fall was US$267.74 in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$81.64 a year. A straight line explains 43% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Tonga had the 82nd highest value of the 167 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Tonga | US$4,284 | 2021 |
| World | US$9,709 | 2021 |
| East Asia & Pacific | US$9,664 | 2021 |
| Upper middle income | US$6,813 | 2021 |
Closest to Tonga in the 2021 ranking
What this measures
Adjusted net national income is GNI minus consumption of fixed capital and natural resources depletion. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 41 values
| Year | Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 4,284 |
| 2020 | 4,552 |
| 2019 | 4,810 |
| 2018 | 4,504 |
| 2017 | 4,144 |
| 2016 | 3,649 |
| 2015 | 3,789 |
| 2014 | 3,796 |
| 2013 | 3,944 |
| 2012 | 4,116 |
| 2011 |
Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) in nearby economies
- Australia — US$45,711 (2021)
- Brunei Darussalam — US$22,736 (2021)
- Cambodia — US$1,344 (2021)
- China — US$9,015 (2021)
- Fiji — US$3,782 (2021)
- Indonesia — US$3,189 (2021)
- Japan — US$30,520 (2021)
- Kiribati — US$2,802 (2021)
- Korea, Rep. — US$28,059 (2021)
- Lao PDR
More economic policy & debt data for Tonga
- Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$121.36 million (2023)
- Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$) — US$9.6 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$129.55 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$129.55 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$129.55 million (2023)
- Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) — US$129.55 million (2023)
- Net ODA received per capita (current US$) — US$1,239 (2023)
- Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$108.76 million (2023)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Tonga's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$)?
- US$4,284 in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1981?
- It is up 577.43% from US$632.39 in 1981 (4.9% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$4,810 in 2019 and the lowest US$597.15 in 1985.
- How does Tonga rank?
- 82nd highest of 167 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) unusual for Tonga?
- In 2021, Tonga's adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) fell US$267.74 on 2020 (from US$4,552 to US$4,284). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +US$115.46 and a typical year strayed about US$248.34 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.NNTY.PC.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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