Current health expenditure in Tonga
Tonga: Current health expenditure was 7.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Tonga, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 7.4% for current health expenditure in 2023.
The figure is down 7.4% on the previous year and up 76.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Tonga peaked at 8.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2000.
That places Tonga 78th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Current health expenditure in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9% | — |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +17.9% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +31.2% |
| 2005 | 4.4% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +24.8% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +28.0% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -34.4% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +21.2% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 8.1% | +71.7% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -48.8% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | +24.7% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 5.6% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 5.7% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +27.0% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +12.6% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.2% | 2.9% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.2% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 5.6% | 8.0% | 4 |
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- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0109 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Tonga?
- Current health expenditure in Tonga was 7.4% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for current health expenditure?
- Tonga ranks 78th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.6%. 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, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.