Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Tonga
Tonga: Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global was 0.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Tonga is 0.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Tonga peaked at 0.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
That places Tonga 208th out of 224 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +47.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -25.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -18.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +40.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | -35.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +34.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +21.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -31.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | +20.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -0.5% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 4% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 9% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 205 Comoros 0.0% compare
- 206 Guinea-Bissau 0.0% compare
- 207 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% compare
- 209 Gambia 0.0% compare
- 210 Dominica 0.0% compare
- 211 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Tonga
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 64,838 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 61.73 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,280 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0312 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -69.7 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3,280 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6173 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Tonga?
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Tonga was 0.0% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Tonga rank for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- Tonga ranks 208th out of 224 countries with data for 2024.
- Is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global services imports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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