Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Tonga
Tonga: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 1.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
1.1%
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
176th
of 189 countries
All-time high
2.2%
in 2014
All-time low
1.1%
in 2020
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Tonga, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 1.1% for taxes as a % of price: value added tax in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 42.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Tonga peaked at 2.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2020.
Tonga ranks 176th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.5% | — |
| 2010 | 1.6% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +23.2% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -36.1% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +3.8% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 1.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.0%, 8% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 1.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.1%, 12% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 2.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 173 Cape Verde 2.1% compare
- 174 Libya 1.3% compare
- 175 Guinea-Bissau 1.2% compare
- 177 Myanmar 0.0%
- 177 Kuwait 0.0%
- 177 Iraq 0.0%
- 177 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0.0%
- 177 Afghanistan 0.0%
- 177 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0%
- 177 Egypt 0.0%
- 177 Qatar 0.0%
- 177 Yemen 0.0%
- 177 Naoero 0.0%
- 177 San Marino 0.0%
- 177 Palau 0.0%
- 177 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0%
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: value added tax in Tonga?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Tonga was 1.1% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2020.
- How does Tonga rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- Tonga ranks 176th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.4%. 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, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: value added tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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