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Tuvalu

TUVEast Asia & PacificUpper middle incomeCapital: Funafuti
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53/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
GDP
$0
2027▲ 4.9%
Population
9,646
2024▼ 1.7%
GDP per Capita
$6,409
2027▲ 4.4%
Life Expectancy
67.1 years
2023▲ 0.4%
Tuvalu in world space2002–2023
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20022023
192 countries · log scale on X world Tuvalu· trajectory line: 1980 → today
▶About Tuvalu

Tuvalu's GDP is $61.0M (2026), with a population of 9,646, and GDP per capita of $6,137. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 2.6%, inflation at 2.3%, government debt at 3.6% of GDP, life expectancy of 67.1 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

Located in the East Asia & Pacific region, this upper middle-income nation has a projected GDP of $0.061 billion in 2026, with a growth rate of 2.6%. The GDP per capita is expected to be $6,136.58. Inflation is anticipated to be 2.3% in 2026. The economy is heavily reliant on foreign aid and remittances from citizens working abroad, with fishing and agriculture being the primary sectors. The population is approximately 9,646 as of 2024, with a life expectancy of 67.105 years in 2023. The capital, Funafuti, serves as the administrative and economic hub. The society faces challenges related to climate change and limited natural resources, impacting long-term sustainability and development.

▶Economy14 indicators · 2021–2027 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD, Billions)$02027▲ 4.9%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)2.7%2027▲ 3.8%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$6,4092027▲ 4.4%IMF
GDP, PPP (Billions Intl $)$02027▲ 3.1%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$6,6762027▲ 4.1%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.00%2027—IMF
GNI (Current USD)$84.2M2023▲ 5.8%WB
GNI per Capita (USD)$8,7702023▲ 8.3%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (USD)$8,3202023▲ 9.0%WB
GDP Deflator (%)6.0%2023▲ 8.2%WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)0.0%2021—WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary6 indicators · 2024–2027 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)2.5%2027▲ 8.7%IMF
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)3.7%2027▲ 2.8%IMF
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-4.3%2027▼ 43.3%IMF
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-0.2%2027▼ 103.5%IMF
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)1.522024—WB
PPP Conversion Factor1.582024▲ 1.7%WB
▶Trade9 indicators · 2021–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Merchandise Exports (USD)$02023—WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$25.0M2023▼ 26.5%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)0.3%2023▼ 20.9%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)-1.5%2021▲ 44.9%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$258,0802024▲ 55.2%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$2.6M2023▲ 4.9%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)4.2%2023▼ 0.5%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)4.6%2022▼ 81.0%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$2.7M2022▼ 81.3%WB
▶External Debt2 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)81.1%2023▲ 1.7%WB
Net ODA Received (USD)$68.3M2023▲ 7.6%WB
▶People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population9,6462024▼ 1.7%WB
Population Growth (%)-1.7%2024▲ 1.7%WB
Population Density (per km²)3272023▼ 1.8%WB
Surface Area (sq km)302023▲ 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)302023▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)64.7%2024▲ 1.1%WB
Urban Population (total)6,2432024▼ 0.6%WB
Rural Population (%)35.3%2024▼ 2.0%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth67.1 years2023▲ 0.4%WB
Life Expectancy, Male63.8 years2023▲ 0.3%WB
Life Expectancy, Female70.7 years2023▲ 0.4%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)3.22023▼ 1.1%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)23.12023▼ 4.2%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)9.12023▲ 0.8%WB
Net Migration-2552025▲ 8.9%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)32.9%2024▲ 1.1%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)60.4%2024▼ 1.2%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)6.7%2024▲ 6.2%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)65.6%2024▲ 3.1%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)11.0%2024▲ 7.5%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)54.6%2024▲ 2.3%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)312.82023▼ 1.1%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)189.72023▼ 1.8%WB
▶Labor3 indicators · 2022 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Self-Employed (%)43.9%2022▼ 9.4%WB
Part-Time Employment (%)20.9%2022—WB
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)34.3%2022—WB
▶Education18 indicators · 2018–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Education Spending (% of GDP)12.8%2023▼ 6.7%WB
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)16.8%2025▼ 1.1%WB
Adult Literacy Rate (%)100.0%2022—WB
Female Literacy Rate (%)100.0%2022—WB
Male Literacy Rate (%)100.0%2022—WB
Youth Literacy Rate (%)100.0%2022▲ 1.2%WB
Primary School Enrollment (%)101.1%2024▼ 7.1%WB
Secondary School Enrollment (%)90.7%2024▼ 2.8%WB
Tertiary School Enrollment (%)19.4%2023—WB
Primary Completion Rate (%)95.1%2024▼ 11.0%WB
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)102.8%2024▲ 10.1%WB
Out-of-School Children, Primary72024▲ 49.1%WB
Out-of-School Girls, Primary582019—WB
Primary School Teachers1072025▲ 9.2%WB
Secondary School Teachers1082025▲ 0.0%WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary162018—WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Secondary92018—WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio (Primary)71.72021▼ 13.4%WB
▶Health35 indicators · 2019–2024 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)27.1%2023▲ 27.3%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$1,7242023▲ 32.5%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)19.7%2023▲ 19.8%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)0.0%2023▼ 0.7%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)1.32020—WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)3.92020▼ 13.1%WHO
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)19.92023▼ 2.9%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)92023▼ 3.2%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)1702023▼ 22.7%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)17.62023▼ 3.3%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)22.12023▼ 3.1%WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)97.0%2024▼ 1.0%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)94.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.262024▲ 0.0%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)2232024▲ 36.8%WHO
Stunting, Children Under 5 (%)5.7%2019—WHO
Overweight, Children Under 5 (%)4.2%2019—WHO
Smoking Prevalence, Males (%)48.2%2022▼ 1.4%WHO
Smoking Prevalence, Females (%)19.1%2022▼ 1.5%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)1.32020▲ 0.8%WHO
Maternal Deaths02023▼ 27.8%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100K)2232024▲ 36.8%WHO
People Living with HIV1002024▲ 0.0%WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (%)94%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Measles Immunization Coverage (%)97%2024▼ 1.0%WHO
Hepatitis B Immunization Coverage (%)94%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Physicians (total)182024▲ 31.6%WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel422024▲ 5.7%WHO
Dentists (total)352024▼ 14.6%WHO
Pharmacists (total)52024—WHO
Child Wasting (<5 years, %)2.8%2019—WHO
Child Underweight (<5 years, %)2.9%2019—WHO
Universal Health Coverage Index652023▲ 0.0%WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)22021—WHO
Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, USD)$1,7242023▲ 32.5%WHO
▶Energy & Environment13 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
CO₂ Emissions (tonnes per capita)02024—WB
CO₂ Emissions (total kilotonnes)02024—WB
Renewable Electricity Output (%)15.8%2021▲ 0.0%WB
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)5.2%2022▲ 4.0%WB
Access to Electricity (%)100.0%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)77.0%2023▲ 0.3%WB
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)5.92020▼ 1.5%WB
Forest Area (%)33.3%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Forest Area (sq km)102023▲ 0.0%WB
Terrestrial Protected Areas (%)0.0%2024—WB
Marine Protected Areas (%)0.0%2024—WB
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)98.7%2024▼ 0.0%WHO
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)89.7%2024▲ 0.5%WHO
▶Agriculture5 indicators · 2022–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Agricultural Land (%)60.0%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)110.82022▼ 2.3%WB
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)112.72022▼ 3.7%WB
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)106.52022▲ 1.1%WB
Total Fisheries Production (metric tonnes)48,9792023▲ 14.5%WB
▶Technology8 indicators · 2021–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Internet Users (%)74.3%2023▲ 1.0%WB
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)992022▲ 12.0%WB
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)4.52022▲ 2.5%WB
Secure Internet Servers (per million)3112024▼ 38.9%WB
Patent Applications, Non-Residents112021▲ 10.0%WB
Scientific Journal Articles12022▲ 766.7%WB
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)6.9%2022▲ 13.1%WB
ICT Service Exports (USD)$141,6392022▲ 4.1%WB
▶Infrastructure3 indicators · 2019–2021 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Container Port Traffic (TEU)5,1502019▼ 16.8%WB
Electricity from Oil (%)84.2%2021▲ 0.0%WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021—WB
▶Gender7 indicators · 2018–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Women in Parliament (%)0.0%2024▼ 100.0%WB
Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%)35.2%2022—WB
Girls Out-of-School Rate (%)82.8%2018—WB
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)27.52023▼ 2.1%WB
Gender Parity Index, Primary80.682018—WB
Gender Parity Index, Secondary1.062021▲ 5.1%WB
Gender Parity in Primary Education0.962021▼ 4.9%WB
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption0.652023▼ 0.9%WB
Government Effectiveness-0.452023▼ 43.3%WB
Political Stability1.192023▲ 0.5%WB
Regulatory Quality-0.192023▼ 31.5%WB
Rule of Law1.012023▲ 23.7%WB
Voice & Accountability1.222023▲ 1.4%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)72.2%2023▼ 1.9%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)35.4%2023▼ 11.8%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)82.1%2023▲ 4.8%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)94.3%2023▲ 1.5%WB
▶Social Protection4 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.452020▲ 1.6%WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.472020▲ 2.7%WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.432020▲ 0.9%WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School6.0 years2020▲ 3.3%WB
▶Tourism2 indicators · 2019 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals3,6002019▲ 12.5%WB
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$9.8M2019▼ 9.3%WB
▶Urban Development5 indicators · 2022–2024 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Urban Population Growth (%)-0.6%2024▲ 6.4%WB
Population in Slums (% of urban)50.9%2022▲ 5621.0%WB
Rural Population Growth (%)-3.7%2024▼ 1.5%WB
Access to Safely Managed Drinking Water (%)8.7%2024▲ 0.4%WHO
Access to Safely Managed Sanitation (%)39.7%2024▲ 0.1%WHO

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