Total health spending per person in Tonga
Tonga: Total health spending per person was 512.2 current international $ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total health spending per person in Tonga, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current international $.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 512.2 current international $ for total health spending per person in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 170.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total health spending per person in Tonga peaked at 521.12 current international $ in 2022 and was at its lowest, 98.42 current international $, in 2000.
Tonga ranks 130th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total health spending per person in Tonga, year by year
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.42 current international $ | — |
| 2001 | 119.9 current international $ | +21.8% |
| 2002 | 132.5 current international $ | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 128.78 current international $ | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 169.3 current international $ | +31.5% |
| 2005 | 168.06 current international $ | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 210.38 current international $ | +25.2% |
| 2007 | 181.53 current international $ | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 247.33 current international $ | +36.2% |
| 2009 | 154.53 current international $ | -37.5% |
| 2010 | 190.69 current international $ | +23.4% |
| 2011 | 204.05 current international $ | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 365.99 current international $ | +79.4% |
| 2013 | 189.06 current international $ | -48.3% |
| 2014 | 245.69 current international $ | +30.0% |
| 2015 | 231.88 current international $ | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 274.22 current international $ | +18.3% |
| 2017 | 310.88 current international $ | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 347.39 current international $ | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 330.58 current international $ | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 329.74 current international $ | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 440.36 current international $ | +33.5% |
| 2022 | 521.12 current international $ | +18.3% |
| 2023 | 512.2 current international $ | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 161.07 current international $ | 98.42 current international $ | 247.33 current international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 269.04 current international $ | 189.06 current international $ | 365.99 current international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 450.86 current international $ | 329.74 current international $ | 521.12 current international $ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 127 Philippines 560.42 current international $ compare
- 128 Honduras 553.47 current international $ compare
- 129 Fiji 547.77 current international $ compare
- 131 Sri Lanka 507.06 current international $ compare
- 132 Micronesia (country) 481.76 current international $ compare
- 133 Samoa 474.51 current international $ compare
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1688 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1804 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total health spending per person in Tonga?
- Total health spending per person in Tonga was 512.2 current international $ in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total health spending per person recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 521.12 current international $ in 2022.
- What is the lowest total health spending per person recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.42 current international $ in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for total health spending per person?
- Tonga ranks 130th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total health spending per person rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 170.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Total health spending per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The sum of public and private annual health expenditure per person. This data is adjusted for differences in living costs between countries, but it is not adjusted for inflation.