Economic Indicators for Tonga


LastPreviousHighestLowestUnit
Current account balance-5.91-5.7611.25-30.04Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index159.99150.44159.996.88
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )6.3510.9722.39-1.05Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate7.747.869.937.74%
Interest rates-2.05-0.6012.55-2.05Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt43.9244.0951.1143.92% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )95.6190.42103.9381.65
Human Capital Index0.530.520.530.51Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered31.0031.00144.0027.00Number
Time required to start a business16.0016.0032.0016.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse77.0077.0077.0062.00Days
Exports of goods and services11.5611.0841.3311.08Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services63.7655.0972.2345.02Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP1010USD Billions
GDP Growth-2.01-2.677.38-5.20Percentage (%)
Hospital beds2.482.403.542.40Per 1,000 people
Physicians1.010.951.020.29Per 1,000 people
Labor force36,429.0036,424.0037,362.0033,476.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education2.272.312.312.27Percentage (%)
Fertility rate3.193.245.553.19Total
Population1111Thousands