Tuvalu—Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)
Tuvalu's tourism receipts (% of total exports) was 43.4% in 2013. This represents a +304.0% change from 2012. Over the past 9 years, the highest recorded value was 46.8% (2008) and the lowest was 10.8% (2012). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 43.4% | +304.0% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | -33.5% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | -37.3% |
| 2009 | 27.2% | -41.9% |
| 2008 | 46.8% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 39.8% | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 45.7% |
Top Countries — Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palau | 93.5% | 2017 |
| 2 | St. Lucia | 88.8% | 2018 |
| 3 | Grenada | 88.2% | 2018 |
| 4 | Andorra | 81.8% | 2019 |
| 5 | Maldives | 78.9% | 2020 |
| 6 | Dominica | 75.1% | 2018 |
| 7 | Aruba | 74.6% | 2020 |
| 8 | Sao Tome and Principe | 73.2% | 2018 |
| 9 | Antigua and Barbuda | 70.0% | 2020 |
| 10 | French Polynesia | 65.1% | 2016 |
About This Indicator
Definition
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.
Methodology
Data compiled by Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism; IMF exports estimates, International Monetary Fund (IMF); World Bank exports estimates, World Bank (WB).
Unit
% of total exports