International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: International tourism, expenditures for travel items was 6.30 million current US$ in 2019. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Tuvalu, 2001–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 6.30 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2019.
That represents a change of down 11.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Tuvalu peaked at 9.65 million current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.30 million current US$, in 2002.
Tuvalu ranks 180th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.73 million current US$ | 3.30 million current US$ | 7.20 million current US$ | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.01 million current US$ | 4.60 million current US$ | 9.65 million current US$ | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
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- 178 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9.00 million current US$ compare
- 179 Naoero 7.10 million current US$ compare
- 181 Dominica 6.00 million current US$ compare
- 181 Sudan 6.00 million current US$ compare
- 183 Liberia 5.70 million current US$ compare
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)
- Food exports 3.2% (2004)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Tuvalu?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Tuvalu was 6.30 million current US$ in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 9.65 million current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.30 million current US$ in 2002.
- How does Tuvalu rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Tuvalu ranks 180th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.