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World/Briefs/Tonga

Intelligence brief

Tonga — intelligence brief

The whole picture in one grounded read: observed macro indicators, the derived macro-sentiment composite, the business-cycle regime, and a forward forecast. Derived reads interpret already-observed numbers; the forecast is labelled projections (not observations); an absent series is shown honestly, never fabricated.

How to read this:Observeda real measured value from a named source.Derivedcomputed by Predictonomy from observed series using a reproducible method.AI readan AI interpretation of already-computed figures. Opinion, not a new data point.

Brief

What the data says

Observed macro, derived sentiment, the business-cycle regime, and forward projections — each traced to the live series it reads. Need it as JSON? GET /api/v1/brief/country/{iso3}.

Full briefledger 60ad23b

Tonga: macro conditions look balanced (pressure 40/100); the economy is in slowdown; 2 turning-point signals flagged; 17 observed macro indicators held; real gdp growth is projected at 2.74 for 2027.

Macro sentiment

Macro pressure

Derived
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40/ 100

Higher = more macro pressure. Reads as balanced (sentiment +0.20, −1 stressed … +1 supportive).

ⓘ How this score works
Confidence: 90%

Outlook 2027: supportive (projected sentiment +0.36) · a projection from baseline forecasts

Business-cycle regime

DerivedRegime inputsas of 2026

Slowdown

growth 2.3%momentum -0.50confidence: high
Turning-point signals
  • Real GDP growth turned down (was rising, now falling).
  • CPI inflation turned down (was rising, now falling).

Latest observations

Observed1 indicator omitted (not covered)

as of 2026-01-01

Current account balance to GDPObserved
-7.4%

IMF DataMapper API

as of 2007-01-01

Energy use per capitaObservedStale
543

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2024-01-01

Exports of goods and servicesObserved
16.9%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Gross domestic product, current US dollarsObserved
$679.2m

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

GDP per capita, current US dollarsObserved
$6.5k

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Real GDP growthObserved
2.8%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2026-01-01

General government debt to GDPObserved
34.4%

IMF DataMapper API

as of 2024-01-01

Imports of goods and servicesObserved
60.7%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Consumer price inflationObserved
5.6%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2024-01-01

Gross fixed capital formation to GDPObserved
26.2%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Total populationObserved
103.7k

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Productivity growthObserved
3.3%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2022-01-01

Renewable energy shareObserved
2.3%

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Total reserves (excluding gold)Observed
$412.7m

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2024-01-01

Reserves in months of importsObserved
11

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Total reserves (including gold)Observed
$412.7m

World Bank Indicators API

as of 2025-01-01

Unemployment rateObserved
2.0%

World Bank Indicators API

Forward forecast

Derivedprojections, not observations

Headline reliability: below naive track record (-6% skill vs naive; realized ±5.2104 over 20) · a track record, not a guarantee

Forecast heldDerivedledger 60ad23b
Real GDP growth — 2027 baseline projection
2.74

Tonga: forward projections across 15 macro indicators, horizons 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028, 2029, 2030, 2031, 2034, 2035, 2036. These are projections, not observations — each carries an optimistic/pessimistic band and a confidence interval, anchored against the latest observed value where one is held.

Current account balance to GDP

Latest observed-7.4(2026)· IMF DataMapper API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
2027-7.58-4.67-10.5-8.3 – -6.87
2029-7.95-2.9-13-9.37 – -6.54
2031-8.32-1.8-14.84-10.32 – -6.33
2036-9.25-0.02-18.47-12.61 – -5.88

Method: linear_trend; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Exports of goods and services

Latest observed16.9(2024)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202515.5623.478.7114.18 – 16.94
202712.8926.591.0110.31 – 15.46
202910.2127.906.87 – 13.56
20343.5328.5500 – 7.67

Method: linear_trend; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Gross domestic product, current US dollars

Latest observed679.2m(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
2027745.9m785.1m712m722.8m – 769.1m
2029820.9m882.1m767.9m760.2m – 881.6m
2031895.9m974.9m827.4m794.2m – 997.6m
20361.1bn1.2bn986.4m858.6m – 1.3bn

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Real GDP growth

Latest observed2.8(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20272.747.53-1.421.89 – 3.58
20293.7512-3.462.18 – 5.31
20314.7612-4.542.59 – 6.93
20367.2812-5.873.59 – 10.98

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 6y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

GDP per capita, current US dollars

Latest observed6.5k(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20277.6k8k7.2k7.4k – 7.8k
20298.5k9.3k7.8k7.9k – 9.1k
20319.4k10.4k8.5k8.3k – 10.4k
203611.6k13k10.3k9.2k – 14k

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

General government debt to GDP

Latest observed34.4(2026)· IMF DataMapper API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202732.6739.2725.0531.13 – 34.21
202929.2140.6516.0226.05 – 32.38
203125.7640.528.7221.43 – 30.09
203617.1237.99011.16 – 23.07

Method: linear_trend; lookback 10y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Imports of goods and services

Latest observed60.68(2024)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202559.9666.7953.1357.96 – 61.97
202758.5270.3546.753.9 – 63.14
202957.0972.3641.8250.18 – 63.99
203453.4975.0831.941.63 – 65.35

Method: linear_trend; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Consumer price inflation

Latest observed5.59(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20272.9810.47-51.27 – 4.69
20290.4713.45-5-2.46 – 3.39
2031-2.0414.72-5-5 – 1.83
2036-518.7-5-5 – 1.05

Method: exponential_smoothing; lookback 6y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Gross fixed capital formation to GDP

Latest observed26.15(2024)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202525.3334.0317.823.69 – 26.98
202723.6938.7510.6320.4 – 26.98
202922.0441.495.1817.5 – 26.58
203417.9245.42011.12 – 24.71

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Total population

Latest observed103.7k(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202798.7k103.3k94.4k95.6k – 101.7k
202993.5k98.2k89.1k86.5k – 100.4k
203188.2k94.4k82.6k78.2k – 98.3k
203675.2k83.9k67.2k59.6k – 90.8k

Method: exponential_smoothing; lookback 10y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Productivity growth

Latest observed3.31(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
2026411.4-1.553.01 – 4.99
20285.5715-4.053.7 – 7.44
20307.1415-5.274.5 – 9.78
203511.0715-6.496.37 – 15

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 7y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Total reserves (excluding gold)

Latest observed412.7m(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
2026425.2m487.7m362.7m408.9m – 441.6m
2028460m568.2m351.7m421.3m – 498.6m
2030494.7m634.5m354.9m433.7m – 555.6m
2035581.5m779.2m383.8m458.2m – 704.8m

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Reserves in months of imports

Latest observed10.8(2024)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
202510.4813.57.479.85 – 11.11
202710.1115.334.898.83 – 11.4
20299.9316.673.198.1 – 11.76
20349.7819.320.256.76 – 12.81

Method: mean_reversion; lookback 10y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Total reserves (including gold)

Latest observed412.7m(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
2026425.2m487.7m362.7m408.9m – 441.6m
2028460m568.2m351.7m421.3m – 498.6m
2030494.7m634.5m354.9m433.7m – 555.6m
2035581.5m779.2m383.8m458.2m – 704.8m

Method: weighted_composite; lookback 8y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Unemployment rate

Latest observed2.01(2025)· World Bank Indicators API

YearBaselineOptimisticPessimisticConf. band
20261.882.51.271.76 – 2.01
20281.642.710.571.4 – 1.88
20301.392.770.011.07 – 1.72
20350.782.7300.32 – 1.24

Method: linear_trend; lookback 6y; horizon 1y; confidence 80%

Generated by the prediction engine (model prediction-engine-v1) on 2026-08-04 from observed history. Projections, not observations — never a guarantee of future values.

Machine-readable: GET /api/v1/brief/country/TON · API docs