Private health expenditure per person in Tonga
Tonga: Private health expenditure per person was 48.68 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
48.68
Change on year
up 42.4%
World rank
170th
of 193 countries
All-time high
48.68
in 2023
All-time low
19.18
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Private health expenditure per person in Tonga, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 48.68 for private health expenditure per person in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 42.4% on the previous year and up 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private health expenditure per person in Tonga peaked at 48.68 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.18, in 2000.
Tonga ranks 170th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Private health expenditure per person in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.18 | — |
| 2001 | 19.45 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 22.03 | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 22.14 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 22.66 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 26.57 | +17.3% |
| 2006 | 27.13 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 27.61 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 27.31 | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 27.91 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 27.8 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 25.85 | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 28 | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 27.51 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 28.93 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 30.07 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 31.12 | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 32.29 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 34.73 | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 34.03 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 33.36 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 36.91 | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 34.18 | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 48.68 | +42.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2 | 19.18 | 27.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.03 | 25.85 | 34.73 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.28 | 33.36 | 48.68 | 4 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 834.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 0.4376 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2633 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 0.1824 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5823 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private health expenditure per person in Tonga?
- Private health expenditure per person in Tonga was 48.68 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest private health expenditure per person recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 48.68 in 2023.
- What is the lowest private health expenditure per person recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.18 in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for private health expenditure per person?
- Tonga ranks 170th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is private health expenditure per person rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Private health expenditure per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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