Tuvalu: Economy
Income Level (by per capita GNI) Source: The World Bank Possible values: High Income, Upper Middle Income, Lower Middle Income and Low Income |
Upper Middle Income |
Level of Development
Source: United Nations Possible values: Developed, In Transition and Developing |
Data unavailable |
Economic Trivia | From 1996-2002, Tuvalu's economy was one of the best performing in the Pacific Islands. |
Trade
Source: United Nations Comtrade Note: Top 3 trade partners are calculated by imports + exports. |
Data unavailable |
Top Industries Source: CIA World Factbook | Fishing; Tourism; Copra |
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) [1]
GDP, PPP (current international) | $61,325,211 (2022) |
GDP Growth Rate (annual %) | 0.677% (2022) |
GDP Per Capita, PPP (current international) | $5,421 (2022) |
GDP Country Rank 197/197 (2022)
Economic Indicators [1]
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 0.501% (2011) |
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) | Data unavailable |
Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) | Data unavailable |
Real Interest Rate (5 year average %) | Data unavailable |
Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) | 1.15% (2012) |
Current Account Balance (BoP, current US$) | $20,820,355 (2021) |
Labor and Employment [1]
Labor Force, Total | Data unavailable |
Employment in Agriculture (% of total employment) | Data unavailable |
Employment in Industry (% of total employment) | Data unavailable |
Employment in Services (% of total employment) | Data unavailable |
Unemployment Rate | 6.5% (2005) |
Trade [1]
Imports of goods and services (current US$) | Data unavailable |
Exports of goods and services (current US$) | Data unavailable |
Total Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) | 56.339% (2022) |
FDI, net inflows (BoP, current US$) | $199,431 (2021) |
Commercial Service Exports (current US$) | $2,050,093 (2021) |
Economic Snapshot [1]
Note: Percentile ranks are calculated using the latest available data for all countries within the last 5 years.
How to interpret the graph: The purpose of this graph is to take a snapshot of a country’s economy in comparison to other economies. For example, Tuvalu’s Exports rank is higher than (please wait...) of the countries in the dataset. For Exports, FDI and GDP measures, a higher rank (closer to 100%) indicates a stronger economy. Conversely, for Unemployment and Inflation, a lower rank (closer to 0%) indicates a stronger economy.