Employment in services (% of total employment) in Tonga
Tonga: Employment in services (% of total employment) was 53.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Tonga, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in services (% of total employment) in Tonga stood at 53.0%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in services (% of total employment) in Tonga peaked at 53.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 37.7%, in 1991.
Tonga ranks 113th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in services (% of total employment) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 37.7% | — |
| 1992 | 37.9% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 38.0% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 38.5% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 38.5% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 38.8% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 39.3% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 39.5% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 39.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 40.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 40.5% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 40.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 41.3% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 41.8% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 42.3% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 42.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 42.9% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 42.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 42.2% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 42.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 42.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 42.8% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 44.0% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 44.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 45.8% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 49.2% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 52.2% | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 52.5% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 53.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.7% | 37.7% | 39.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 41.6% | 40.1% | 42.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 42.2% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.5% | 44.6% | 53.0% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0285 % change on previous year (2100)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 117.87 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in services (% of total employment) in Tonga?
- Employment in services (% of total employment) in Tonga was 53.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in services (% of total employment) recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7% in 1991.
- How does Tonga rank for employment in services (% of total employment)?
- Tonga ranks 113th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in services (% of total employment) rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in services (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The services sector consists of wholesale and retail trade and restaurants and hotels; transport, storage, and communications; financing, insurance, real estate, and business services; and community, social, and personal services, in accordance with divisions 6-9 (ISIC 2) or categories G-Q (ISIC 3) or categories G-U (ISIC 4).