Government Finance Statistics show the economic activities of government, including government revenue, government expenditure, government balance and transactions in financial assets and liabilities.
| In Thousand Tongan Paánga (T$’000) | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | |
| 1 | Revenue | 317,831 | 359,896 | 415,505 | 456,115 | 467,787 | 521,486 |
| 11 | Taxes revenue | 233,052 | 242,991 | 238,568 | 244,808 | 257,921 | 285,288 |
| 13 | Grants revenue | 52,905 | 89,642 | 136,251 | 179,091 | 186,011 | 206,233 |
| 14 | Other revenue | 31,873 | 27,263 | 40,686 | 32,215 | 23,856 | 29,965 |
| 2 | Expense | 264,793 | 301,319 | 331,035 | 394,524 | 415,387 | 432,702 |
| 21 | Compensation of employees | 127,443 | 134,501 | 148,677 | 158,657 | 175,136 | 163,118 |
| 22 | Use of goods & services | 89,221 | 110,667 | 128,816 | 186,556 | 183,185 | 199,227 |
| 24 | Interest expense | 8,272 | 8,019 | 8,229 | 4,120 | 6,256 | 7,999 |
| 25 | Subsidies expense | 801 | 859 | 837 | 813 | 988 | 1,223 |
| 26 | Grants expense | 5,150 | 2,936 | 3,865 | 3,928 | 2,640 | 4,099 |
| 27 | Social benefits expense | 14,530 | 14,704 | 17,182 | 16,610 | 21,313 | 21,520 |
| 28 | Other expense | 19,376 | 29,634 | 23,429 | 23,840 | 25,869 | 35,515 |
| 3 | Transaction in assets and liabilities | ||||||
| 31 | Net acquisition of nonfinancial assets | 20,886 | 11,693 | 26,673 | 71,778 | 34,809 | 31,747 |
| 32 | Net acquisition of financial assets | -25,885 | 20 | 311 | -9,469 | 34,642 | -3,687 |
| 33 | Net incurrence of liabilities | -5,187 | -13,181 | 2,065 | 14,418 | 17,050 | -41,239 |
| GOB/NOB (1-2) | 53,038 | 58,576 | 84,470 | 61,590 | 52,400 | 88,784 | |
| 2M Expenditure (2+31) | 285,679 | 313,012 | 357,708 | 466,303 | 450,196 | 464,448 | |
| Net Lending (+)/Net borrowing (-) (1 – 2M Expenditure) | 32,152 | 46,884 | 57,797 | -10,188 |
17,591
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57,037 | |
Data Source: Ministry of Finance.
Contact Person: Naseem Mahometi