Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Tonga
Tonga: Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity was 75.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Tonga, 2009–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of income per capita.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 75.7% for getting electricity: cost to get electricity in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Tonga peaked at 135.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 75.7%, in 2019.
That places Tonga 138th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Getting electricity: Cost to get electricity in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of income per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 135.7% | — |
| 2010 | 115.1% | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 111.3% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 101.5% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 94.4% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 93.4% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 85.9% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 89.9% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 83.0% | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 75.7% | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 135.7% | 135.7% | 135.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 94.5% | 75.7% | 115.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More private sector data for Tonga
- Merchandise trade 39.5% (2025)
- Food imports 27.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 53.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 255.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 30.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 67.5% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 13.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 125.31 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0191 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 44.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Tonga?
- Getting electricity: cost to get electricity in Tonga was 75.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 135.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest getting electricity: cost to get electricity recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.7% in 2019.
- How does Tonga rank for getting electricity: cost to get electricity?
- Tonga ranks 138th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting electricity: cost to get electricity rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The cost is the total median cost associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity. It is calculated as a percentage of income per capita. All the fees and costs associated with completing the procedures to connect a warehouse to electricity are recorded, including those related to obtaining clearances from government agencies, applying for the connection, receiving inspections of both the site and the internal wiring, purchasing material, getting the actual connection works and paying a security deposit. Bribes are not included.