External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Tonga
Tonga: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 44.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Tonga, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 44.2% for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in 2023.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and up 134.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Tonga peaked at 58.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2000.
Tonga ranks 10th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.2% | — |
| 2001 | 12.3% | +928.4% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 32.1% | +161.6% |
| 2005 | 24.6% | -23.3% |
| 2006 | 35.0% | +42.1% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | -49.7% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | +133.8% |
| 2009 | 5.4% | -87.0% |
| 2010 | 26.1% | +385.8% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 58.1% | +97.4% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | -67.5% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | +73.6% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 31.5% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 37.9% | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 36.2% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 45.2% | +24.9% |
| 2022 | 45.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 44.2% | -2.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 44.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 51.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 44.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.2%, 4.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +928.4% | 1.2% | 12.3% |
| 2010 | +385.8% | 5.4% | 26.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.3% | 1.2% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 18.9% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.7% | 36.2% | 45.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More health data for Tonga
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- 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)
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- 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 (ext) as percentage of current health in Tonga?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Tonga was 44.2% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Tonga ranks 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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