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Tonga — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 2013–2023 · 11 observations

About this series

Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The central government expenditure reading for Tonga was 34.7% of GDP in 2023. The previous reading was 40% of GDP in 2022; the period change was −5.3 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 32.7% of GDP, the latest reading was above.

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Latest observations

2014–2023

PeriodValue
202334.7 % of GDP
202240 % of GDP
202136 % of GDP
202031.5 % of GDP
201930.6 % of GDP
5 earlier values, back to 2014
201831.1 % of GDP
201731.9 % of GDP
201631.1 % of GDP
201530.2 % of GDP
201430.4 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.