Tonga: Poverty at 1.90 USD per day

The latest value from 2021 is 0.4 percent, a decline from 4 percent in 2015. In comparison, the world average is 8.17 percent, based on data from 80 countries. Historically, the average for Tonga from 2000 to 2021 is 3.15 percent. The minimum value, 0.4 percent, was reached in 2021 while the maximum of 4.6 percent was recorded in 2000. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $3.00 a day at 2021 purchasing power adjusted prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.