Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Tonga
Tonga: Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage was 46.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Tonga, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Tonga stood at 46.3%.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and down 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Tonga peaked at 79.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 2012.
Tonga ranks 119th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.3% | — |
| 2001 | 71.4% | -9.9% |
| 2002 | 72.2% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 70.5% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 54.5% | -22.7% |
| 2005 | 59.5% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 52.1% | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 67.2% | +29.0% |
| 2008 | 47.8% | -28.8% |
| 2009 | 76.6% | +60.2% |
| 2010 | 59.3% | -22.5% |
| 2011 | 57.9% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 34.2% | -40.9% |
| 2013 | 66.6% | +94.4% |
| 2014 | 55.5% | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 57.8% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 57.2% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 51.7% | -9.6% |
| 2018 | 52.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 52.2% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 53.7% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 46.4% | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 48.3% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 46.3% | -4.2% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 46.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.6%, 79% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 46.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.9%, 76% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +94.4% | 34.2% | 66.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.1% | 47.8% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 34.2% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.7% | 46.3% | 53.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Tonga?
- Domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage in Tonga was 46.3% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 79.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 2012.
- How does Tonga rank for domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage?
- Tonga ranks 119th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is domestic general government health expenditure (gghe-d) as percentage rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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