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Tonga – Poverty Rate

Share of the population living below the international poverty line of $2.15 per day (2017 PPP). The primary global measure of extreme poverty. · World Bank
0.40% −3.60pp from 2015 G20 rank: 29th · all-time high: 4.60% (2000)

APA

Tonga Poverty Rate. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/tonga/poverty-rate

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_tonga_poverty-rate,
  title = {Tonga Poverty Rate},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/tonga/poverty-rate},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}
Data & Projection
YearValueChangeRank
2022 no data yet
2023 no data yet
2024 no data yet
2025 no data yet
2026 soon
2027 projection soon
2021 0.40% −3.60pp 29th
2015 4.00% +0.40pp 55th
2009 3.60% −1.00pp 51st
2000 4.60% 24th
Detected Pattern
Fiscal Dominance Trap
Government debt exceeding 80% of GDP with real interest rates negative and inflation above 10%. Monetary policy effectiveness impaired by fiscal pressures.
Inflation 11.0% Real rate -1.2%
This pattern occurred 329 times in G20 history, 239 successful
Inflation
28.2%
Real rate
-4.2%
Inflation
219.9%
Real rate
-47.4%
Inflation
28.3%
Real rate
-7.0%
Inflation
91.4%
Real rate
-26.9%
Inflation
13.6%
Real rate
-0.9%
Inflation
133.5%
Real rate
-17.3%
HistorySaid – pattern alert

Tonga matched the Fiscal Dominance Trap pattern in 2022. Historically, 73% of countries showing this pattern (239 out of 329) saw poverty rate improve within 24 months. View full analysis →