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Tonga · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Tonga

East Asia & Pacific Capital Nuku'alofa Upper middle income Nation age 56 years (since 1970) i TON · TO
NationsTree Index 2025 i48.993rd of 196 Tree height 2025 i0.6 msee ranking Military strength i—percentile
Population i103,742193rd of 217 Area i749 km²183rd of 216 GDP i$679.2 m203rd of 210 GDP (PPP) i$899.9 m intl.193rd of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$8,675 intl.146th of 199 Life expectancy i73.1 years124th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i54
Strength · trunk i7
Quality of life · crown i46
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i69
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i86
CSV

In short

Tonga is 93rd of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 48.9 out of 100; its tree is 0.6 m tall.

It has 103,742 people and an economy of $899.9 m at purchasing power parity, 193rd of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: DPT immunization (1st of 193), Access to electricity (1st of 215) and Air pollution (PM2.5) (11th of 200).

Its weakest positions: Safely managed drinking water (131st of 150), Renewable energy (178th of 212) and Inflation (142nd of 180).

Over five years it climbed from 120th to 93rd in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 749 183rd/216
Land area ikm² 720 183rd/216
Population ipeople 103,742 193rd/217
Population growth i% -0.42% 195th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 144.7 81st/216
Urban population i% 21.2% 211th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 34.9% 52nd/217
Population aged 65+ i% 6.9% 127th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $679.2 m 203rd/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $899.9 m 193rd/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $769.0 m 193rd/199
GDP per person iUSD $6,547 126th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $8,675 146th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $6,840 112th/201
GDP growth i% 2.8% 123rd/210
Inflation i% 5.6% 142nd/180
Unemployment i% 2.0% 17th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 43.1% 19th/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 26.9% 27th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP 1.2% 27th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 18.6% 40th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 17.7% 144th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 5.5% 146th/192
Services i% of GDP 49.5% 147th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $109.4 m 179th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $392.9 m 176th/182
Exports i% of GDP 16.9% 155th/183
Imports i% of GDP 60.7% 55th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 77.6% 101st/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0% 156th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 84.2% 13th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 15.0% 91st/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.7% 141st/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 28.5% 18th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -4.3% 135th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 2.6% 78th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.0% 166th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.04% 131st/209
Arable land i% of land area 30.3% 28th/206

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 94,000 164th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $47.7 m 157th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 47.8% 16th/168

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 73.1 124th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 9.5 70th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 1.01 105th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 2.52010
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 99% 1st/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 94.2% 32nd/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 92.4% 90th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 11.8% 117th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 7.4% 78th/193
Adult literacy i% 99.5% 11th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 42.9% 91st/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.769 92nd/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 27.1 11th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.4% 27th/108

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 29.6% 131st/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 31.2% 109th/144
Internet users i% of population 67.4% 128th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 62 192nd/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 8.2 124th/208
Air passengers carried ipassengers 75,4162004

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 1.63 81st/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 2.3% 178th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 4.7 11th/200
Forest area i% of land area 12.1% 155th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 5432007

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 51.1 112th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 39.6 127th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 71.4 48th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 88.6 14th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 51.1 116th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 72.5 53rd/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 0.9 40th/145

Military

Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 7.0 m2020

Science & innovation

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Patent applications by residents iapplications 5 117th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 5 187th/197

Compare Tonga with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Tonga — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/tonga. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Tonga — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/tonga. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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