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Trade & investment · East Asia & Pacific · Upper-middle income
Tuvalu: trade and investment
Current account is 40.0% (2023), 1st of 185 in the world and 1st of 29 in East Asia & Pacific. Merchandise exports is $0.00 (2025), 206th of 206 in the world and 37th of 37 in East Asia & Pacific. Fuel exports is 7.2% (2005).
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Trade & investment: Tuvalu in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current accountCurrent account balance, % of GDP | 40.0%2023 | 1/185 | 1/29 | -55.2%2001 | -43.2% | 16.2% | +37.2 ppsince 2013 | — | — | — | |
| Merchandise exportsMerchandise exports, current US$ | $0.002025 | 206/206 | 37/37 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | —since 2015 | $9.2tn | $7.7tn | $26.4tn | |
| Fuel exportsFuel exports, % of merchandise exports | 7.2%2005 | — | — | 0.1%2002 | · | · | — | 4.2% | 5.2% | 9.5% | |
| Average tariffApplied tariff rate, weighted mean, all products | 2.4%2017 | 118/184 | 16/29 | · | 1.6% | · | — | — | — | — | |
| FDI inflowsForeign direct investment, net inflows, % of GDP | 0.4%2025 | 164/197 | 28/32 | -0.1%2001 | 1.4% | 0.2% | −0.4 ppsince 2015 | 1.7% | 1.1% | 1.4% | |
| RemittancesPersonal remittances received, % of GDP | 5.1%2023 | 54/178 | 10/26 | 30.1%2001 | 12.1% | 4.2% | −4.3 ppsince 2013 | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivalsInternational tourist arrivals | 3,6002019 | 195/196 | 34/35 | 1,100 | 1,700 | 3,6002019 | +125%since 2009 | 491m | 573m | 2.4bn | |
| Tourism receiptsInternational tourism receipts, current US$ | $2.4m2013 | — | — | · | $2.4m | · | — | — | — | $1.9tn |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
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Tuvalu and its nearest countries
Tuvalu has no land border; compared with the closest countries by distance between capitals. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Tuvalu | Fiji | Kiribati | Vanuatu | Nauru |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current account | 40.0%2023 | -7.8%2024 | -15.2%2025 | -11.1%2022 | 5.8%2024 |
| Merchandise exports | $0.002025 | $1.1bn2025 | $20.0m2025 | $78.0m2025 | $31.0m2025 |
| Fuel exports | 7.2%2005 | 0.1%2025 | 0.0%2021 | 0.1%2011 | — |
| Average tariff | 2.4%2017 | 8.3%2021 | — | 11.5%2022 | 14.1%2021 |
| FDI inflows | 0.4%2025 | 4.2%2025 | 1.2%2025 | 2.4%2025 | 0.0%2025 |
| Remittances | 5.1%2023 | 7.1%2024 | 6.5%2025 | 17.2%2022 | 1.3%2024 |
| Tourist arrivals | 3,6002019 | 168,0002020 | 12,0002019 | 82,4002020 | — |
| Tourism receipts | $2.4m2013 | $236m2020 | $5.2m2017 | $67.0m2020 | $1.6m2018 |