Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations in Tonga
Tonga: Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations was 95.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Tonga, 2007–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 95.6% for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in 2022.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Tonga peaked at 103.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 81.7%, in 2018.
Tonga ranks 114th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 96.8% | — |
| 2008 | 97.6% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 95.8% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 103.9% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 97.2% | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 90.9% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 92.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 81.7% | -11.3% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 92.0% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 90.4% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 95.6% | +5.7% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 95.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 96% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 95.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.6%, 99% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.7% | 95.8% | 97.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 81.7% | 103.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 90.4% | 95.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 111 Lao People's Democratic Republic 95.8% compare
- 111 Laos 95.8% compare
- 113 Papua New Guinea 95.8% compare
- 115 Costa Rica 95.6% compare
- 116 Antigua and Barbuda 95.5% compare
- 117 Lebanon 95.3% 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 primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Tonga?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Tonga was 95.6% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 103.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.7% in 2018.
- How does Tonga rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Tonga ranks 114th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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