Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Tonga
Tonga: Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita was 23.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Tonga, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Tonga is 23.6%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Tonga peaked at 33.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2025.
That places Tonga 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 33.8% | — |
| 1992 | 33.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 33.3% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 32.1% | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 31.3% | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 31.2% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 31.1% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 30.9% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 30.7% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 29.9% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 29.6% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 29.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 30.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 30.6% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 31.7% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 30.9% | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 31.9% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 32.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 31.9% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 32.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 28.7% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 26.7% | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 25.9% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 24.8% | -4.4% |
| 2024 | 24.2% | -2.2% |
| 2025 | 23.6% | -2.6% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 23.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.5%, 1.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 23.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.6%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.0% | 30.7% | 33.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 30.3% | 28.9% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 29.6% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 23.6% | 28.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
More agriculture & rural data for Tonga
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1857 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,154 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4224 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7884 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 18.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 18.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Tonga?
- Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita in Tonga was 23.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2025.
- How does Tonga rank for share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita?
- Tonga ranks 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of workers employed in agriculture vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026); Broadberry and Gardner (2013); International Labor Organization (via World Bank) (2013) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of workers employed in agriculture vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of working people employed in agriculture, including hunting, forestry and fishing.