Health spending as a share of total government spending in Tonga
Tonga: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 7.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Tonga, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, health spending as a share of total government spending in Tonga stood at 7.1%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.4% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Tonga peaked at 13.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2023.
That places Tonga 143rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.4% | — |
| 2001 | 12.7% | +11.6% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 12.1% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | -14.9% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | +22.6% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | -20.8% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -16.6% |
| 2012 | 8.7% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | +13.2% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | -19.6% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | +8.8% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | -6.8% |
| 2020 | 7.9% | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +17.8% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | -18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4% | 11.2% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.3% | 7.3% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.1% | 8.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Tonga?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Tonga was 7.1% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 13.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2023.
- How does Tonga rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Tonga ranks 143rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.