Tonga — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 2013–2023 · 11 observations
About this series
The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The latest central government deficit reading for Tonga was 5.26% of GDP in 2023. The previous reading was −0.82% of GDP in 2022; the period change was +6.07 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 2.32% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2014–2023
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.26 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -0.82 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -0.87 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 5.23 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 3.2 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2014
| 2018 | 2.97 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 3.64 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 2.49 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 0.02 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 2.07 % of GDP |