External health expenditure channeled through government in Tonga
Tonga: External health expenditure channeled through government was 49.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure channeled through government in Tonga, 2000–2023
Source: Computed using World Health Organization Global Health Expenditure database (http://apps.who.int/nha/database). The data was retrieved on April 7, 2023. Measured in % of external health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external health expenditure channeled through government in Tonga is 49.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure channeled through government in Tonga peaked at 68.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Tonga ranks 64th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure channeled through government in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of external health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 1.2% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 20.0% | — |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -73.7% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +130.2% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | -46.7% |
| 2009 | 45.4% | +602.6% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | -69.4% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | +82.8% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | -27.4% |
| 2013 | 63.4% | +244.5% |
| 2014 | 38.0% | -40.1% |
| 2015 | 68.7% | +81.0% |
| 2016 | 56.6% | -17.6% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | -16.9% |
| 2018 | 35.9% | -23.6% |
| 2019 | 47.3% | +31.6% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | +28.9% |
| 2021 | 42.5% | -30.2% |
| 2022 | 51.8% | +21.7% |
| 2023 | 49.5% | -4.3% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 49.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 47.3%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 49.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 32.1%, 1.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure channeled through government 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +602.6% | 6.5% | 45.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.0% | 0.0% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.5% | 13.9% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 42.5% | 61.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More health data for Tonga
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 834.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure channeled through government in Tonga?
- External health expenditure channeled through government in Tonga was 49.5% in 2023, according to Computed using 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 external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure channeled through government recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for external health expenditure channeled through government?
- Tonga ranks 64th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure channeled through government rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Computed using 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 External health expenditure channeled through government (% of external health expenditure). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of external donor funding flowing through the government budgets relative to the overall external expenditures on health.