Tonga's gni per capita rose from US$2,240 in 1996 to US$6,840 in 2025.
Tonga · Income & inequality
Living standards, poverty and distribution.
10 indicators · 8 with data
Income
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)
current international $
128th of 181 · 22nd in East Asia & Pacific
Tonga's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $3,490 in 1996 to intl $9,240 in 2025.
Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)
constant 2015 US$
74th of 159 · 13th in East Asia & Pacific
Tonga's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$3,466 in 1995 to US$4,874 in 2024.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
7th of 81 · 1st in East Asia & Pacific*
Tonga's gini index fell from 37.7 in 2000 to 27.1 in 2021.
Tonga's income share held by highest 10% fell from 28.2 % in 2000 to 22.0 % in 2021.
Tonga's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 6.3 % in 2000 to 9.3 % in 2021.
Poverty
Tonga's extreme poverty fell from 4.6 % in 2000 to 0.4 % in 2021.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
% of population
39th of 73 · 6th in East Asia & Pacific*
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