Tonga
Inflation in Tonga
Inflation in Tonga: -7.3% a year in 1980 and 8% a year in 2024, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2024
- 8% a year
- Since 1980
- +15.3 percentage points
- Projected, 2031
- 3% a year
- IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 3% a year in 2031.
- The highest was 29.9% a year in 1986, the lowest -7.3% a year in 1980.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Tonga |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2023 | 12.6 |
| 2022 | 6.6 |
| 2021 | 0.6 |
| 2020 | 0.2 |
| 2019 | 4.1 |
| 2018 | 6.1 |
| 2017 | 7.2 |
| 2016 | -0.6 |
| 2015 | 0.1 |
| 2014 | 2.3 |
| 2013 | 0.7 |
| 2012 | 3.3 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2010 | 1.7 |
| 2009 | 5.5 |
| 2008 | 9.6 |
| 2007 | 5 |
| 2006 | 7.2 |
| 2005 | 10 |
| 2004 | 11.8 |
| 2003 | 10.7 |
| 2002 | 10 |
| 2001 | 7.3 |
| 2000 | 4.9 |
| 1999 | 3.9 |
| 1998 | 2.9 |
| 1997 | 0.6 |
| 1996 | 2.7 |
| 1995 | -0.5 |
| 1994 | 3.9 |
| 1993 | 1.8 |
| 1992 | 8.6 |
| 1991 | 13.9 |
| 1990 | 5.6 |
| 1989 | 4 |
| 1988 | 10.3 |
| 1987 | 7.7 |
| 1986 | 29.9 |
| 1985 | 5.2 |
| 1984 | 7.9 |
| 1983 | 9.7 |
| 1982 | 10.9 |
| 1981 | 14.9 |
| 1980 | -7.3 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
| Year | Tonga |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.1 |
| 2026 | 3.8 |
| 2027 | 7.5 |
| 2028 | 5.3 |
| 2029 | 3.4 |
| 2030 | 3 |
| 2031 | 3 |
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- 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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