Economy - overview:
Tonga has a small, open, South Pacific island economy. It has a narrow export base in agricultural goods. Squash, vanilla beans, and yams are the main crops. Agricultural exports, including fish, make up two-thirds of total exports. The country must import a high proportion of its food, mainly from New Zealand. The country remains dependent on external aid and remittances from Tongan communities overseas to offset its trade deficit. Tourism is the second-largest source of hard currency earnings following remittances. Tonga had 39,000 visitors in 2006. The government is emphasizing the development of the private sector, especially the encouragement of investment, and is committing increased funds for health and education. Tonga has a reasonably sound basic infrastructure and well developed social services. High unemployment among the young, a continuing upturn in inflation, pressures for democratic reform, and rising civil service expenditures are major issues facing the government.
GDP (purchasing power parity): GDP (official exchange rate): GDP - real growth rate: GDP - per capita (PPP): GDP - composition by sector: Labor force: Labor force - by occupation: Unemployment rate: Population below poverty line: Household income or consumption by percentage share: Investment (gross fixed): Budget: Taxes and other revenues: Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-): Inflation rate (consumer prices): Commercial bank prime lending rate: Stock of narrow money: Stock of broad money: Stock of domestic credit: Market value of publicly traded shares: Agriculture - products: Industries: Industrial production growth rate: Electricity - production: Electricity - consumption: Electricity - exports: Electricity - imports: Oil - production: Oil - consumption: Oil - exports: Oil - imports: Natural gas - production: Natural gas - consumption: Natural gas - exports: Natural gas - imports: Natural gas - proved reserves: Current account balance: Exports: Exports - commodities: Exports - partners: Imports: Imports - commodities: Imports - partners: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Debt - external: Exchange rates:
NOTE: 1) The information regarding Tonga on this page is re-published from the 2012 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tonga Economy 2012 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tonga Economy 2012 should be addressed to the CIA.
$816 million (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 207
note: data are in 2011 US dollars
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$400 million (2011 est.)
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1.4% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 178
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$7,500 (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 128
note: data are in 2011 US dollars
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agriculture: 20.8%
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industry: 18.1%
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services: 61.1% (2011 est.)
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39,960 (2007)
country comparison to the world: 194
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agriculture: 31.8%
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industry: 30.6%
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services: 2,003% (2003 est.)
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13% (FY03/04 est.)
country comparison to the world: 136
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24% (FY03/04)
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lowest 10%: NA%
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highest 10%: NA%
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26.4% of GDP (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 54
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revenues: $109.5 million
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expenditures: $109.5 million (2011 est.)
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27.4% of GDP (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 106
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0% of GDP (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 44
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8.4% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 175
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11.8% (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 76
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$48.96 million (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 188
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$172.7 million (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 188
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$166.7 million (31 December 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 182
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$NA
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squash, coconuts, copra, bananas, vanilla beans, cocoa, coffee, ginger, black pepper; fish
tourism, construction, fishing
1% (2003 est.)
country comparison to the world: 145
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40 million kWh (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 205
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37.2 million kWh (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world: 206
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0 kWh (2009)
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0 kWh (2009 est.)
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0 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 134
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1,000 bbl/day (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 204
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0 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 133
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1,202 bbl/day (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 190
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0 cu m (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 131
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0 cu m (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 132
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0 cu m (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 189
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0 cu m (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 132
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0 cu m (1 January 2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 196
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-$23 million (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 64
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$22 million (2006)
country comparison to the world: 205
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squash, fish, vanilla beans, root crops
Hong Kong 26.8%, US 17.9%, Fiji 10.7%, Samoa 9%, NZ 7.9%, Japan 6.1%, American Samoa 5.7% (2010)
$139 million (2006)
country comparison to the world: 207
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foodstuffs, machinery and transport equipment, fuels, chemicals
Fiji 31.6%, NZ 22.3%, Japan 11%, US 10.8%, Australia 5.6%, China 5.1% (2010)
$40.83 million (FY04/05)
country comparison to the world: 175
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$104.5 million (31 December 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 185
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pa'anga (TOP) per US dollar -
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