Population
100,651
at 30 Nov 2016
Consumer Price Index
Inflation 2019: 1.2%
September 2020: (Deflation)
Gross Domestic Product
Growth Rates 2018-19: 0.7%
Real GDP: TOP 1,028.2 million
Current Account Balance
107,689
(Capital Account)
Migration
Arrival: 16,324
Departure: 12,147
in 2018
Latest News
HIES 2020/21 happening now.
The Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) 2020-21 began in December 2020 is currently running now.
2019-2020 Annual Report for Balance of Payments released
Balance of Payments statements in this publication record economic transactions between Tonga and the rest of the world. They show the value of goods, services, income, transfers and changes in Tonga’s claims on the liabilities with foreigners.
Two reports were launched on World Statistics Day.
Tonga’s Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals
Tonga MICS 2019: Survey Findings Report
(MICS dataset also available but upon request to Ms. Telekaki Latavao)
Both reports are rich with indicators on Tonga’s current status in the country’s development goals.
Competition results out
After poem and essay presentations to a panel of judges, the results are out.
Collaborating with EMIS unit
On Tuesday 18th of February, the department held a meeting with Ministry of Education and Training’s (MET) Education Management Information Systems (EMIS) unit. This was to discuss a collaborative agenda on how to tackle data and information needs for education in...
Village profile
The Village Profile outreach project, an on-going project by the department since late last year, is still going strong. Travelling directly to each district, the Statistics team provides information specifically on every village. This project is an avenue for the...
Data Reality Check Meeting
A Data Reality Check meeting was held on the 31st of January at the Tonga Statistic Department conference room. There were staff from other ministries participate in the meeting.
Statistics Retreat 2020
The Tonga Statistic Department staff were having a retreat at the Likuálofa Resort on the 14th of January 2020.
Upcoming Events
National Population Census 2021
Vacancies
Applications Closed
Job Available at Tonga Statistics Department
Latest Releases
2019– 2020 Financial Year Activities
Stata Training and Workshop
13 – 21 November, 2019
Tonga Statistics Department
New Tools for making official Population Statistics Easier to Create & Use
8 – 9 October, 2019
TFHA Training Room
National Account Training & Workshop
8 – 9 October, 2019
TFHA Training Room
Final Consultative Workshop to Raise Awareness (Youth,People and Disability)
28 June, 2019
House of Tonga
Tonga MultipleIndicator Cluster Survey (TMICs 2019)
16 April, 2019
Church of Tonga Conference Room
Training & Workshop on Work and Labour Force Statistics
1-5 April,2019
Tungi Colonade Conference Room
Consultative Workshop to Raise Awareness(Youth,People and Disability)
27-28 March, 2019
House of Tonga
2018– 2019 Financial Year Activities
Disability Survey Field work
08 October – 08 December, 2018
Disability Survey Main training
24 Sept. – 05 October, 2018 (9am – 5pm)
Free Church of Tonga, Kapeta
Disability Pilot Survey
27 August – 08 Sept., 2018
National Workshop on Tonga National Strategy for the Development of Statistics (NSDS)
23 – 27 July, 2018 (9am – 5pm)
Tanoa Hotel
CSPro and Stata training for the National Statistical System (NSDS)
16 – 24 July, 2018 (9am – 5pm)
House of Tonga
Mapping on Small area estimation training for the NSDS
10 – 15 July, 2018 (9am – 5pm)
House of Tonga
Labour Force Survey
July, 2018
Tropical Cyclone Gita Household Impact Assessment Survey
July, 2018
Teacher and Student Corner
Click to access all the supplementary materials for the Tongan high schools outreach program.
Links below will lead to data-related platforms
