Food exports in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Food exports was 3.2% in 2004. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Tuvalu, 1980–2004
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 3.2% for food exports in 2004. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 65.3% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, food exports in Tuvalu peaked at 97.9% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2004.
Tuvalu ranks 169th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Food exports in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 82.6% | — |
| 1981 | 80.6% | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 72.5% | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 97.9% | +35.0% |
| 2002 | 9.3% | -90.5% |
| 2004 | 3.2% | -65.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.4% | 72.5% | 97.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 6.2% | 3.2% | 9.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More private sector data for Tuvalu
- Merchandise trade 47.1% (2025)
- Food imports 21.5% (2008)
- Manufactures imports 15.5% (2008)
- Merchandise imports 27.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 39.6% (2005)
- Merchandise exports 0 current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 0 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 2,844 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4708 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Tuvalu?
- Food exports in Tuvalu was 3.2% in 2004, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 1985.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2004.
- How does Tuvalu rank for food exports?
- Tuvalu ranks 169th out of 196 countries with data for 2004.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of 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.