Tonga

Country in Oceania

In brief

GDP: $679.2M (2025). World rank 203 of 210; in Oceania, 13 of 19. Unemployment: 2% (2025). World rank 17 of 186 (1 = best); in Oceania, 2 of 11. Remittances received, share of GDP: 39.3% (2025). World rank 2 of 178; in Oceania, 1 of 13. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $437.5M → $679.2M, GDP per person $4,124 → $6,547, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $5,472 → $8,675.

Size and growth

GDP: $679.2M 2025
GDP per person: $6,547 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $8,675 2025
GDP growth per year: +2.8% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): Upper-middle income
Gross national income per person: $6,840 2025
Inflation: +5.6% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 75 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 18.6% 2024
Industry, share of GDP: 17.7% 2024
Services, share of GDP: 49.5% 2024
Unemployment: 2% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 6% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 42.4% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 16.9% 2024
Imports, share of GDP: 60.7% 2024
Current account balance, share of GDP: -4.4% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +2.6% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 39.3% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 20.5% 2023
Currency: Tongan Paʻanga (TOP)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 27.1 2021
Living on under $3 a day: 0.4% 2021