Tonga — Central government debt (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2024 · 40 observations
About this series
Central government debt is the stock of outstanding debt liabilities recorded for that reporting perimeter at the reference date. The source series determines the exact instruments and valuation covered. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The central government debt reading for Tonga was 39.4% of GDP in 2024. The previous reading was 43.9% of GDP in 2023; the period change was −4.52 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 44.7% of GDP, the latest reading was below.
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Latest observations
2015–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 39.4 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 43.9 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 43.8 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 43 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 42.6 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2015
| 2019 | 42.8 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 45.8 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 44.7 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 49.4 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 51.1 % of GDP |