Tonga: Industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Tonga's industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) rose US$3,111 on 2023 (from US$10,948 to US$14,059).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$190.73 and a typical year strayed about US$620.53 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$3,111 in 2024 and the biggest yearly fall was US$1,336 in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$547.75 a year. A straight line explains 66% 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 2024, Tonga had the 15th highest value of the 19 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 2024 ranking

• Suriname — 11th of 19: US$18,481
• Tajikistan — 12th of 19: US$18,463
• Cuba — 13th of 19: US$18,039
• Vanuatu — 15th of 19: US$12,539
• Solomon Islands — 16th of 19: US$9,233
• Bolivia — 17th of 19: US$6,564

What this measures

Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. The core indicator has been divided by the number of workers in this sector to derive a measure of labor productivity. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Limitations: For comparability of individual sectors labor productivity is estimated according to national accounts conventions. However, there are still significant limitations on the availability of reliable data. Information on consistent series of output is not easily available, especially in low- and middle-income countries, because the definition, coverage, and methodology are not always consistent across countries. For more details, see Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) [NV.AGR.TOTL.KD], Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) [NV.IND.TOTL.KD], and Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) [NV.SRV.TOTL.KD].

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 34 values

Industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) in nearby economies

• Australia — US$131,209 (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — US$175,141 (2025)
• Cambodia — US$6,141 (2025)
• China — US$31,196 (2025)
• Fiji — US$15,781 (2025)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — US$41,254 (2025)
• Indonesia — US$15,079 (2025)
• Japan — US$83,602 (2024)

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 industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$)?

US$14,059 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1991?

It is up 171.37% from US$5,181 in 1991 (3.07% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$14,059 in 2024 and the lowest US$5,117 in 1992.

How does Tonga rank?

15th highest of 19 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) unusual for Tonga?

In 2024, Tonga's industry, including construction, value added per worker (constant 2015 US$) rose US$3,111 on 2023 (from US$10,948 to US$14,059). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +US$190.73 and a typical year strayed about US$620.53 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 4.7 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NV.IND.EMPL.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Development Indicators database, World Bank (WB); ILOSTAT database, International Labour Organization (ILO) 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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