Tuvalu
Compare Tuvalu →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 $5M.
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| Year | Exports ($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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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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Thailand $73M
Philippines $3M
South Korea $1M
Ecuador $1M
France $0M
United States $0M
Fiji $0M
Japan $0M
Australia $0M
New Zealand $0M
Singapore $0M
China $0M
Switzerland $0M
Other Asia, nes $0M
Malaysia $0M
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| Rank | Partner | Exports to ($M) | Imports from ($M) | Total ($M) | Balance ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Thailand | $73 M | $1 M | $74 M | $73 M |
| #2 | Fiji | $0 M | $27 M | $27 M | −$27 M |
| #3 | China | $0 M | $20 M | $20 M | −$20 M |
| #4 | Australia | $0 M | $9 M | $9 M | −$9 M |
| #5 | New Zealand | $0 M | $7 M | $7 M | −$7 M |
| #6 | South Korea | $1 M | $5 M | $7 M | −$4 M |
| #7 | Philippines | $3 M | $0 M | $3 M | $3 M |
| #8 | Switzerland | $0 M | $2 M | $2 M | −$2 M |
| #9 | Other Asia, nes | $0 M | $2 M | $2 M | −$2 M |
| #10 | Singapore | $0 M | $1 M | $1 M | −$1 M |
| #11 | United States | $0 M | $1 M | $1 M | −$0 M |
| #12 | Ecuador | $1 M | $0 M | $1 M | $1 M |
| #13 | Japan | $0 M | $1 M | $1 M | −$1 M |
| #14 | France | $0 M | $0 M | $0 M | $0 M |
| #15 | Malaysia | $0 M | $0 M | $0 M | −$0 M |
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Products & sectors
Product composition of Tuvalu's trade in 2024.
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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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| Year | Export HHI | Import HHI | Export partners | Import partners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.238 | 0.310 | 15 | 19 |
| 1996 | 0.300 | 0.239 | 22 | 29 |
| 1997 | 0.343 | 0.208 | 20 | 35 |
| 1998 | 0.169 | 0.234 | 21 | 37 |
| 1999 | 0.376 | 0.210 | 20 | 42 |
| 2000 | 0.165 | 0.268 | 27 | 22 |
| 2001 | 0.992 | 0.973 | 35 | 31 |
| 2002 | 0.990 | 0.913 | 44 | 45 |
| 2003 | 0.191 | 0.158 | 39 | 32 |
| 2004 | 0.257 | 0.160 | 43 | 38 |
| 2005 | 0.252 | 0.144 | 46 | 40 |
| 2006 | 0.274 | 0.226 | 39 | 36 |
| 2007 | 0.133 | 0.278 | 46 | 32 |
| 2008 | 0.224 | 0.275 | 57 | 41 |
| 2009 | 0.337 | 0.352 | 40 | 34 |
| 2010 | 0.580 | 0.448 | 44 | 23 |
| 2011 | 0.458 | 0.315 | 50 | 29 |
| 2012 | 0.250 | 0.663 | 47 | 31 |
| 2013 | 0.579 | 0.395 | 50 | 33 |
| 2014 | 0.260 | 0.413 | 47 | 32 |
| 2015 | 0.769 | 0.210 | 44 | 37 |
| 2016 | 0.834 | 0.244 | 47 | 37 |
| 2017 | 0.376 | 0.200 | 53 | 33 |
| 2018 | 0.396 | 0.261 | 54 | 39 |
| 2019 | 0.399 | 0.245 | 60 | 34 |
| 2020 | 0.330 | 0.223 | 46 | 39 |
| 2021 | 0.813 | 0.273 | 50 | 35 |
| 2022 | 0.552 | 0.231 | 61 | 38 |
| 2023 | 0.774 | 0.262 | 47 | 35 |
| 2024 | 0.840 | 0.224 | 46 | 37 |
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