Annual inflation, consumer prices in Tonga
Tonga: Annual inflation, consumer prices was 3.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Tonga, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 3.2% for annual inflation, consumer prices in 2024.
The figure is down 49.9% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual inflation, consumer prices in Tonga peaked at 11.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, -1.1%, in 2015.
That places Tonga 101st out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual inflation, consumer prices in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.3% | — |
| 2001 | 8.3% | +31.0% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 11.6% | +12.4% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | -21.0% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -29.0% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +78.8% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -86.3% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | +147.7% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +77.4% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -81.7% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -32.4% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +223.7% |
| 2015 | -1.1% | -142.0% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -344.6% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +191.6% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -33.1% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | -76.6% |
| 2020 | -0.3% | -129.7% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | -1712.8% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +94.5% |
| 2023 | 6.4% | -42.1% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -49.9% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 3.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.1%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 3.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.4%, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual inflation, consumer prices 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +1712.8% | -0.3% | 5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.0% | 1.4% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | -1.1% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | -0.3% | 11.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More development goals data for Tonga
- Red List Index 0.7501 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 58.77 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 286.2 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 5 (2025)
- Infant deaths 19 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual inflation, consumer prices in Tonga?
- Annual inflation, consumer prices in Tonga was 3.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest annual inflation, consumer prices recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.1% in 2015.
- How does Tonga rank for annual inflation, consumer prices?
- Tonga ranks 101st out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual inflation, consumer prices rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual inflation, consumer prices (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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