Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Tonga
Tonga: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was 3.23 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Tonga, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Tonga is 3.23, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Tonga peaked at 7.52 in 2016 and was at its lowest, -5.18, in 2009.
That places Tonga 38th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.32 | — |
| 2001 | 1.37 | -58.7% |
| 2002 | 4.39 | +220.4% |
| 2003 | 0.34 | -92.3% |
| 2004 | -3.44 | -1111.8% |
| 2005 | -2.08 | -39.5% |
| 2006 | -3.6 | +73.1% |
| 2007 | -2.52 | -30.0% |
| 2008 | 4.6 | -282.5% |
| 2009 | -5.18 | -212.6% |
| 2010 | 0.83 | -116.0% |
| 2011 | 6.92 | +733.7% |
| 2012 | 1.34 | -80.6% |
| 2013 | 1.08 | -19.4% |
| 2014 | 2.89 | +167.6% |
| 2015 | 1.97 | -31.8% |
| 2016 | 7.52 | +281.7% |
| 2017 | 3.89 | -48.3% |
| 2018 | 0.99 | -74.6% |
| 2019 | 0.25 | -74.7% |
| 2020 | 4.07 | +1528.0% |
| 2021 | 0.63 | -84.5% |
| 2022 | -0.95 | -250.8% |
| 2023 | 3.69 | -488.4% |
| 2024 | 3.29 | -10.8% |
| 2025 | 3.23 | -1.8% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 3.23 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.43, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 3.23 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.31, 1.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Tonga changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +1528.0% | 0.25 | 4.07 |
| 2004 | -1111.8% | 0.34 | -3.44 |
| 2011 | +733.7% | 0.83 | 6.92 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.28 | -5.18 | 4.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.77 | 0.25 | 7.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.33 | -0.95 | 4.07 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More work & labour data for Tonga
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0076 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0285 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0138 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0722 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 41.65 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 98.27 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 58.13 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 59.74 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 117.87 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Tonga?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Tonga was 3.23 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 7.52 in 2016.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.18 in 2009.
- How does Tonga rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Tonga ranks 38th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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