Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Tonga
Tonga: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 67.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
67.4%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
67th
of 189 countries
All-time high
67.4%
in 2022
All-time low
42.6%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Tonga, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 67.4% for taxes as a % of price: total tax in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Tonga peaked at 67.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 2008.
Tonga ranks 67th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 42.6% | — |
| 2010 | 56.3% | +32.3% |
| 2012 | 51.9% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 61.0% | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 67.2% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 62.4% | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 67.3% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 67.4% | +0.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 67.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.4%, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 67.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.9%, 1.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.6% | 42.6% | 42.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 51.9% | 67.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 67.3% | 67.4% | 2 |
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 taxes as a % of price: total tax in Tonga?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Tonga was 67.4% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 67.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 2008.
- How does Tonga rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Tonga ranks 67th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. 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 Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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