Share of female directors in Tonga
Tonga: Share of female directors was 36.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of female directors in Tonga, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026. Measured in % of total directors.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 36.8% for share of female directors in 2024.
That represents a change of up 76.8% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female directors in Tonga peaked at 39.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2016.
Tonga ranks 7th of 71 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female directors in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 36.8% | — |
| 2015 | 27.9% | -24.2% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | -54.1% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | +204.7% |
| 2018 | 31.5% | -19.3% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 25.6% | -19.1% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | -29.1% |
| 2022 | 22.8% | +25.5% |
| 2023 | 20.8% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 36.8% | +76.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 30.0% | 12.8% | 39.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 18.2% | 36.8% | 5 |
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 share of female directors in Tonga?
- Share of female directors in Tonga was 36.8% in 2024, according to World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
- What is the highest share of female directors recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2016.
- How does Tonga rank for share of female directors?
- Tonga ranks 7th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female directors rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as part of Share of female directors (% of total directors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of female directors is the proportion of female directors of newly registered limited liability companies out of the total number of directors of newly registered limited liability companies in the economy in the calendar year. A director is defined as an individual who conducts the affairs of newly registered limited liability companies in the calendar year.