Tonga vs the United States: Economic Indicators Comparison
The United States with a GDP of $20.5T ranked the 1st largest economy in the world, while Tonga ranked 190th with $450.4M. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, the United States and Tonga ranked 113th vs 89th and 11th vs 113th, respectively.
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Tonga |  United States |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $450.4M | $20.5T |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 1.8% | 2.9% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 3% | 2.4% |
| Population | 108k | 325.1M |
| GDP per capita | $4.4k | $63k |
| GDP per capita growth | -0.87% | 2.29% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 1.49 | 1 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.68 | 1 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $6.1k | $63k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $443.3M | $20.6T |
| GNI per capita | $4.3k | $63k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $672.5M | $20.8T |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $6.5k | $64k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Tonga | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 20% | 37% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 25% | 21% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 3.9% | 2.4% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 3.6% | 2.4% |
| Unemployment | 1% | 3.9% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 58.8 | 76.6 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 5.6 | 8.55 |
| Human Freedom Index | 5.6 | 8.39 |
| Property Rights Index | 60.9 | 81.8 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 26.5 | 83.7 |
| Business Freedom Index | 75 | 83.3 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 95.2 | 54.3 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 69.8 | 87.9 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 40 | 85 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 20 | 80 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 74 | 79.8 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 71.4 | 75.5 |
| Government Spending Index | 42.8 | 56.5 |
| Tax Burden Index | 85.2 | 74.6 |
| Government Integrity Index | 44.2 | 77.2 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 50 | 71 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 70.7 | 78.5 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 3.5 | 15.3 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 16.8 | 12.4 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 1 | 5.3 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 54k | 79.7M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Tonga | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 49.2% | 105.8% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 41.3% | N/A |
| External debt stocks | $188.7M | N/A |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | 0% | N/A |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 7.2% | N/A |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | 9.3% | 6.1% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 16.5% | 18.6% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 33.4% | 21% |
| Total reserves including gold | $227.2M | $449.9B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $15M | $258.4B |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Tonga | United States |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 22.3% | 12.2% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 75.9% | 15.3% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | -$28.6M | -$491B |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 25.6% | 17.2% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $64.2M | N/A |
| Personal remittances received | $183.3M | $6.7B |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 17.3% | 18.2% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 17.2% | 0.9% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $183 | $56.1B |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $2.3k | $128.7B |
| Expense, % of GDP | 31.4% | 22.4% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 43.7% | 38.1% |
