International tourism, expenditures in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: International tourism, expenditures was 13.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
International tourism, expenditures in Tuvalu, 2001–2019
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, expenditures in Tuvalu is 13.2%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.5% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Tuvalu peaked at 25.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 2019.
Tuvalu ranks 10th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 16.1% | — |
| 2002 | 21.3% | +31.9% |
| 2003 | 21.1% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 18.6% | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 22.8% | +22.4% |
| 2006 | 25.3% | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | -30.4% |
| 2010 | 16.7% | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 23.1% | +31.5% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | -30.4% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -14.1% |
| 2016 | 20.9% | +48.3% |
| 2017 | 17.3% | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | -31.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.3% | 14.8% | 25.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 13.2% | 23.1% | 10 |
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)
- 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 in Tuvalu?
- International tourism, expenditures in Tuvalu was 13.2% in 2019, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 25.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 2019.
- How does Tuvalu rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Tuvalu ranks 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of total imports). 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, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.