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)
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GDP Country Rank 197/197 (2022)

GDP Composition %

Note: GDP composition percentage may exceed 100. Manufacturing is included in the Industry figures and is also reported separately because it plays a critical role in many economies.

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)
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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)
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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)
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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.

Due to unavailable data the following indicators have been omitted:
  • Exports
  • FDI, net inflows
  • GDP Growth Rate
  • GDP Per Capita
  • Inflation
  • Unemployment

Sources

  1. The World Bank