TV · TUV · BACI 798 · latest data 2024

Exports

$80M USD, nominal · 2024

= $80 M274.0% over 5 yrs (up)

Imports

$76M USD, nominal · 2024

= $76 M12.2% over 5 yrs (up)

Trade balancesurplus

$5M USD, nominal · 2024

= $5 M

Total trade

$156M USD, nominal · 2024

= $156 M75.4% over 5 yrs (up)

World position
#193 of 225 exporters · bottom half · #213 of 225 importers · bottom half · 2024
World export share since 1995
±0.0 pp

Trade timeline

Tuvalu's exports grew from $1M in 1995 to $80M in 2024; the 2024 balance was $5M.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Tuvalu per year, USD millions.
YearExports ($M)Imports ($M)Balance ($M)Total ($M)
1995$1 M$5 M−$3 M$6 M
1996$2 M$4 M−$2 M$6 M
1997$1 M$9 M−$8 M$9 M
1998$0 M$12 M−$11 M$12 M
1999$2 M$10 M−$8 M$12 M
2000$1 M$5 M−$4 M$6 M
2001$300 M$391 M−$90 M$691 M
2002$338 M$468 M−$130 M$806 M
2003$3 M$16 M−$13 M$19 M
2004$2 M$21 M−$19 M$23 M
2005$1 M$32 M−$31 M$33 M
2006$4 M$40 M−$36 M$44 M
2007$1 M$37 M−$35 M$38 M
2008$4 M$109 M−$105 M$113 M
2009$4 M$104 M−$100 M$109 M
2010$15 M$70 M−$55 M$86 M
2011$13 M$66 M−$53 M$79 M
2012$31 M$178 M−$147 M$209 M
2013$25 M$56 M−$31 M$81 M
2014$13 M$79 M−$66 M$92 M
2015$39 M$55 M−$17 M$94 M
2016$43 M$39 M$4 M$82 M
2017$10 M$64 M−$54 M$74 M
2018$30 M$64 M−$34 M$94 M
2019$21 M$67 M−$46 M$89 M
2020$16 M$73 M−$57 M$89 M
2021$129 M$126 M$2 M$255 M
2022$80 M$98 M−$19 M$178 M
2023$52 M$99 M−$47 M$151 M
2024$80 M$76 M$5 M$156 M
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USD millions, nominal · 1995–2024 · Source: CEPII BACI (HS92)

World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.0% in 1995 to 0.0% in 2024; export rank #204 → #193.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Tuvalu per year.
YearExport share (%)Import share (%)Export rankImport rank
19950.00%0.00%#204#205
19960.00%0.00%#203#205
19970.00%0.00%#206#203
19980.00%0.00%#208#205
19990.00%0.00%#205#204
20000.00%0.00%#218#219
20010.00%0.01%#155#168
20020.01%0.01%#154#169
20030.00%0.00%#216#214
20040.00%0.00%#217#211
20050.00%0.00%#218#213
20060.00%0.00%#218#213
20070.00%0.00%#220#214
20080.00%0.00%#220#206
20090.00%0.00%#218#206
20100.00%0.00%#210#208
20110.00%0.00%#214#210
20120.00%0.00%#209#205
20130.00%0.00%#208#219
20140.00%0.00%#215#212
20150.00%0.00%#200#214
20160.00%0.00%#202#216
20170.00%0.00%#219#213
20180.00%0.00%#207#213
20190.00%0.00%#214#213
20200.00%0.00%#212#213
20210.00%0.00%#194#208
20220.00%0.00%#197#211
20230.00%0.00%#203#211
20240.00%0.00%#193#213
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% of world trade and world rank · 1995–2024 · Source: CEPII BACI (HS92)

Trading partners

Thailand was Tuvalu's top trading partner in 2024, at 47.5% of total trade; the top five partners covered 87.9%.

Top partner share
47.5%
Top-5 share
87.9%
Partners
54
Partner HHI (0–1)
0.280

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Top partners of Tuvalu in 2024, USD millions.
RankPartnerExports to ($M)Imports from ($M)Total ($M)Balance ($M)
#1Thailand$73 M$1 M$74 M$73 M
#2Fiji$0 M$27 M$27 M−$27 M
#3China$0 M$20 M$20 M−$20 M
#4Australia$0 M$9 M$9 M−$9 M
#5New Zealand$0 M$7 M$7 M−$7 M
#6South Korea$1 M$5 M$7 M−$4 M
#7Philippines$3 M$0 M$3 M$3 M
#8Switzerland$0 M$2 M$2 M−$2 M
#9Other Asia, nes$0 M$2 M$2 M−$2 M
#10Singapore$0 M$1 M$1 M−$1 M
#11United States$0 M$1 M$1 M−$0 M
#12Ecuador$1 M$0 M$1 M$1 M
#13Japan$0 M$1 M$1 M−$1 M
#14France$0 M$0 M$0 M$0 M
#15Malaysia$0 M$0 M$0 M−$0 M
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USD millions, nominal · 2024 · Source: CEPII BACI (HS92)

Flows are origin/destination attributions, not shipping routes.

Products & sectors

Product composition of Tuvalu's trade in 2024.

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USD millions · HS92 · 2024 · Source: CEPII BACI (HS92)

Concentration & risk

Tuvalu's export partners concentrated over 1995–2024 — HHI 0.238 → 0.840, a concentrated export base across 46 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Tuvalu per year.
YearExport HHIImport HHIExport partnersImport partners
19950.2380.3101519
19960.3000.2392229
19970.3430.2082035
19980.1690.2342137
19990.3760.2102042
20000.1650.2682722
20010.9920.9733531
20020.9900.9134445
20030.1910.1583932
20040.2570.1604338
20050.2520.1444640
20060.2740.2263936
20070.1330.2784632
20080.2240.2755741
20090.3370.3524034
20100.5800.4484423
20110.4580.3155029
20120.2500.6634731
20130.5790.3955033
20140.2600.4134732
20150.7690.2104437
20160.8340.2444737
20170.3760.2005333
20180.3960.2615439
20190.3990.2456034
20200.3300.2234639
20210.8130.2735035
20220.5520.2316138
20230.7740.2624735
20240.8400.2244637
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HHI (0–1) and partner count · 1995–2024 · Source: CEPII BACI (HS92)

HHI is the Herfindahl–Hirschman index of partner shares on a 0–1 scale. Standard reading: below 0.10 diversified · 0.10–0.25 moderately concentrated · above 0.25 concentrated.

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Values are merchandise (goods) trade in nominal USD millions, from CEPII BACI under the HS92 classification, 1995–2024. Dataset generated 2026-06-08.

  • Goods trade only; values are nominal USD (not inflation-adjusted).
  • HS92 across 1995-2024All trade years 1995-2024 use HS92-compatible product codes for a consistent long-run series.
  • BACI country codesBACI numeric country codes can differ from standard ISO numeric codes (e.g. USA=842, France=251, India=699).
  • Origin/destination, not routesExporter/importer flows are origin/destination attributions and do not directly observe shipping routes.