Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) in Tonga
Tonga: Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) was 0.1% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Capital health expenditure in Tonga, 2003–2022
Source: World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for capital health expenditure in Tonga is 0.1%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.0% on the previous year and down 95.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital health expenditure in Tonga peaked at 3.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2003.
That places Tonga 92nd out of 128 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.1% | — |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +1625.5% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -76.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -99.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +650.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +3010.3% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | +506.1% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | -68.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -87.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +38.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +32.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | -31.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 0.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 69% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 61% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Capital health expenditure (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +3010.3% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| 2006 | +1625.5% | 0.1% | 2.5% |
| 2009 | +650.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 2.5% | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.1% | 3.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -33.33 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0535 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0578 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital health expenditure in Tonga?
- Capital health expenditure in Tonga was 0.1% in 2022, according to World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023.
- What is the highest capital health expenditure recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest capital health expenditure recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2003.
- How does Tonga rank for capital health expenditure?
- Tonga ranks 92nd out of 128 countries with data for 2022.
- Is capital health expenditure rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023, published as part of Capital health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of capital investments on health expressed as a percentage of GDP. Capital health investments include health infrastructure (buildings, machinery, IT) and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.