GENERAL

Official Name

Kingdom of Tonga

Capital          

Nuku’alofa

Land Area

748 sq. kms.

Max/Min temperature

Maximum temperature: 33 °C

Minimum  temperature: 23 °C

Population

104,175 (2024)

Population Density

140/km2

National Day

04 November (Constitution Day)

Languages (with %age of speakers, if available)

Tongan and English

Religions (with %age, if available)

Protestant 64.1% (includes Free Wesleyan Church 35%, Free Church of Tonga 11.9%, Church of Tonga 6.8%, Assembly of God 2.3%, Seventh Day Adventist 2.2%, Tokaikolo Christian Church 1.6%, other 4.3%), Mormon 18.6%, Roman Catholic 14.2%, other 2.4%,

Exchange rate -

US$ &  INR                         

Tongan Pa’aga

TOP$ 1 = US$ 0.42 (February 2026)

TOP$ 1 = Rs. 38.69 (February 2026)

Political Structure

Constitutional Monarchy: 30-member assembly (17 people’s representative, 9 from Nobility and 4 appointed by King) 

Head of State

His Majesty King Tupou-VI since 08 March 2012

Head of Government (Prime Minister)

Hon. Lord Fatafehi Fakaf?nua

Minister for Foreign Affairs

HRH, The Crown Prince Tupouto’a ‘Ulukalala: Minister for Foreign Affairs; Minister for His Majesty’s Armed Forces

Contact information

Office of Prime Minister, Level 4, St George Government Building, Taufa’ahau Road, Nuku’alofa, Tonga; P.O Box 62, Nuku’alofa, Tonga| Tel: +676-24644/7401360|Fax: +676-23888| URL: www.pmo.gov.to

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Economy

Tonga has a small, open, South Pacific Island economy. It has a narrow export base in agricultural goods. Squash, vanilla beans, and yams are the main crops. Agricultural exports, including fish, make up two-thirds of total exports. The country imports a high proportion of its food, mainly from New Zealand and remains dependent on external aid and remittances from Tongan communities overseas to offset its trade deficit. Tourism is the second-largest source of hard currency earnings following remittances.

GDP 

US$ 591.14 mn (2023)

GDP per capita

US$ 5651.6 (2023)

GDP Growth Rate

2.8% (2023) [https://data.worldbank.org/country/tonga]

Total Trade

Imports

Exports

US$ 324.90 mn (2024)

US$ 301.00 mn (2024)

US$ 23.90 mn   (2024)

https://oec.world/en/profile/country/ton/

Bilateral Trade

Exports from India

Imports to India

US$ 1.14 mn  (2024-25)

US$ 1.14 mn  (2024-25)

US$ 0.00 mn  (2024-25)

INDIA SPECIFIC INFORMATION

Indian Origin/ Permanent Resident

Total: 200 (Majority Indo-Fijians)

Indian Expatriates (composition and any pertinent information that may be of interest)

Total: 20 (Estimate)

Indian Organizations

Banks

Nil

PSUs

Nil

Government Organizations

Nil

Others

Nil