Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income) … Score in Tonga
Tonga: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income) … Score was 99.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Tonga, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Tonga stood at 99.1%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Tonga peaked at 99.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 98.3%, in 2009.
Tonga ranks 52nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income) … Score in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 98.3% | — |
| 2010 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 99.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.6%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 99.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98.1%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.3% | 98.3% | 98.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.6% | 99.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More private sector data for Tonga
- Merchandise trade 39.5% (2025)
- Food imports 29.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 48.5% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 255.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 169.35 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 15.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 84.2% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 13.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 102.80 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 125.31 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Tonga?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) in Tonga was 99.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.3% in 2009.
- How does Tonga rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita)?
- Tonga ranks 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity (% of income per capita) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for cost benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.