Tuvalu
- Capital
- Funafuti
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 9,000 (2025)
At a glance
- Tuvalu's economy grew 1.6% in 2025, slower than most economies.
- Output per person in Tuvalu was US$6,041 in 2025, close to the middle of the range worldwide.
- Tuvalu had 9,000 people in 2025: about less than 0.1% of everyone on Earth, the 217th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
- Tuvalu had a current account surplus of 40.0% of GDP in 2023, higher than in most countries.
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | Tuvalu | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.6% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 3.5% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | −10.9% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | −3.0% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Tuvalu | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$6,041 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$5,884 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$5,144 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$5,415 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$6,043 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$5,030 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$5,059 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$4,467 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$4,167 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$3,779 | US$5,982 |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Tuvalu |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 9,000 |
| 2024 | 10,000 |
| 2023 | 10,000 |
| 2022 | 10,000 |
| 2021 | 10,000 |
| 2020 | 10,000 |
| 2019 | 11,000 |
| 2018 | 11,000 |
| 2017 | 11,000 |
| 2016 | 11,000 |
Current account balance, % of GDP
Since 2001
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| Year | Tuvalu | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 40.0% | −1.2% |
| 2022 | −0.3% | −3.0% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | −2.4% |
| 2020 | 16.2% | −1.7% |
| 2019 | −22.4% | −2.1% |
| 2018 | 60.9% | −2.9% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | −2.1% |
| 2016 | 29.9% | −2.8% |
| 2015 | −33.7% | −2.8% |
| 2014 | −0.5% | −3.1% |
No recent World Bank figure for Tuvalu: inflation, unemployment, government debt.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Tuvalu since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices; Current account balance: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics, with World Bank and OECD data. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.