Palau vs Tuvalu: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Palau
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Palau currently reports 47.8% against 47.1% in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Palau ranks 116th and Tuvalu ranks 117th of 204 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 2 and Tuvalu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.3% | 58.0% | 1.7% | Tuvalu |
| 2000s | 68.7% | 51.6% | 17.1% | Palau |
| 2010s | 65.6% | 63.1% | 2.5% | Palau |
| 2020s | 63.2% | 64.6% | 1.4% | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Palau or Tuvalu?
- Palau, at 47.8% against 47.1% in Tuvalu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Palau and Tuvalu?
- 0.7%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Tuvalu?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do Palau and Tuvalu rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Palau ranks 116th and Tuvalu ranks 117th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.