TONGA

GOAL 1: ERADICATE EXTREME POVERTY AND HUNGER

 
TARGET 1.A: HALVE, BETWEEN 1990 AND 2015, THE PROPORTION OF PEOPLE WHOSE INCOME IS LESS THAN ONE DOLLAR A DAY
INDICATOR 1990 1995 2000 2005 Latest (2009) MDG Target
1.1 Proportion of population below $1 (PPP) per day     4%(2001)1      
1.1.a Proportion of people living below National Poverty Line %     16.2 (2001)   22.5 8.10%
1.2 Poverty gap ratio     7.7% (2001) 7.7% (2004)   3.8
1.2.a Poverty Gap Index     4.4   6.3 2.2
1.3 Share of poorest quintile in national consumption     9.4 (2001)   10  

Source: HIES 2001, Preliminary Analysis of the 2009 HIES; Statistics Division, MFNP, and Regional MDG Reports 2004 & 2008 (note1)


 

TARGET 1.B: ACHIEVE FULL AND PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT AND DECENT WORK FOR ALL, INCLUDING WOMEN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
INDICATOR 1990 1995 2000 2005 Latest MDG Target
1.4 Growth rate of GDP per person employed       6% (2004) 5.20% (2008)  
1.5 Employment to population ratio (Total) 53.1     60.3 (2003) 55.9 (2006)  
1.6 Proportion of employed people living below $1.25 (PPP) per day NO DATA
1.7 Proportion of own-account and contributing family workers in total employment       4.2 (2005)1    

 Source: Statistics Department and SPC estimates
1. UNSD MDG 2006


 
TARGET 1.C: HALVE, BETWEEN 1990 AND 2015, THE PROPORTION OF PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM HUNGER
INDICATOR 1986 1995 2000 2005 Latest MDG Target
1.8 Prevalence of underweight children under 5 years of age 1.60%   2% (1999)      
1.9 Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy       4% (2004)    
1.9.a 1.2 Proportion of households with per capita expenditure below the minimum level of dietary energy consumption (FPL) %     1.7 (2001)   2 (2009)  

Source: Statistics Department and PRISM.  Preliminary results of the 2009 HIES.

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