Tonga
Government debt in Tonga
Government debt in Tonga: 38.4% of GDP in 1999 and 31.7% of GDP in 2024, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2024
- 31.7% of GDP
- Since 1999
- −6.7 percentage points
- Projected, 2031
- 65% of GDP
- IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 65% of GDP in 2031.
- The highest was 60.7% of GDP in 2002, the lowest 31.7% of GDP in 2024.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Tonga |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 31.7 |
| 2023 | 36.9 |
| 2022 | 40.1 |
| 2021 | 42.8 |
| 2020 | 41.6 |
| 2019 | 41.6 |
| 2018 | 45.5 |
| 2017 | 44.7 |
| 2016 | 49.4 |
| 2015 | 51.1 |
| 2014 | 47.4 |
| 2013 | 48.9 |
| 2012 | 60.1 |
| 2011 | 51.9 |
| 2010 | 44.7 |
| 2009 | 39.7 |
| 2008 | 34 |
| 2007 | 37.8 |
| 2006 | 39.6 |
| 2005 | 43.4 |
| 2004 | 52.3 |
| 2003 | 56.2 |
| 2002 | 60.7 |
| 2001 | 53.4 |
| 2000 | 43.6 |
| 1999 | 38.4 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
| Year | Tonga |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 26.9 |
| 2026 | 24 |
| 2027 | 28.4 |
| 2028 | 35.3 |
| 2029 | 44.2 |
| 2030 | 54 |
| 2031 | 65 |
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
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