Tonga: GDP (current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Tonga's GDP (current US$) rose 4.9% on 2024 (from US$647.49 million to US$679.22 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +4.4% and a typical year strayed about 7.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 41.5% in 1994 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.6% in 2001. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$26 million a year. A straight line explains 94% 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 2025, Tonga had the 180th highest value of the 186 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.

Closest to Tonga in the 2025 ranking

• St. Kitts and Nevis — 177th of 186: US$1.18 billion
• São Tomé and Principe — 178th of 186: US$981.29 million
• Dominica — 179th of 186: US$723.86 million
• Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 181st of 186: US$501.8 million
• Kiribati — 182nd of 186: US$349.23 million
• Palau — 183rd of 186: US$345 million

What this measures

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. 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.

Limitations: Gross domestic product (GDP), though widely tracked, may not always be the most relevant summary of aggregated economic performance for all economies, especially when production occurs at the expense of consuming capital stock. While GDP estimates based on the production approach are generally more reliable than estimates compiled from the income or expenditure side, different countries use different definitions, methods, and reporting standards. World Bank staff review the quality of national accounts data and sometimes make adjustments to improve consistency with international guidelines. Nevertheless, significant discrepancies remain between international standards and actual practice.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 51 values

GDP (current US$) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — US$871 million (2022)
• Australia — US$1.8 trillion (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — US$15.03 billion (2025)
• Cambodia — US$51.27 billion (2025)
• China — US$19.5 trillion (2025)
• Fiji — US$6.2 billion (2025)
• French Polynesia — US$6.32 billion (2024)
• Guam — US$6.91 billion (2022)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — US$427.31 billion (2025)
• Indonesia — US$1.45 trillion (2025)
• Japan — US$4.44 trillion (2025)
• Kiribati — US$349.23 million (2025)

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)

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Questions people ask

What is Tonga's GDP (current US$)?

US$679.22 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1975?

It is up 1,989% from US$32.51 million in 1975 (6.27% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$679.22 million in 2025 and the lowest US$30.04 million in 1976.

How does Tonga rank?

180th highest of 186 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in GDP (current US$) unusual for Tonga?

In 2025, Tonga's GDP (current US$) rose 4.9% on 2024 (from US$647.49 million to US$679.22 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +4.4% and a typical year strayed about 7.9% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, 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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