Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 1.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Tuvalu, 2000–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Tuvalu stood at 1.5%. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 90.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Tuvalu peaked at 83.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2023.
Tuvalu ranks 181st of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.8% | — |
| 2001 | 20.8% | +62.8% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | -30.5% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | -24.5% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 23.1% | +131.4% |
| 2007 | 72.8% | +215.9% |
| 2008 | 42.9% | -41.2% |
| 2009 | 20.5% | -52.1% |
| 2010 | 10.6% | -48.2% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +55.1% |
| 2012 | 42.6% | +158.2% |
| 2013 | 16.1% | -62.3% |
| 2014 | 83.0% | +416.0% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | -92.7% |
| 2016 | 59.3% | +877.9% |
| 2017 | 40.8% | -31.3% |
| 2018 | 39.6% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -94.4% |
| 2020 | 47.8% | +2056.7% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | -59.1% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -92.4% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -0.3% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 1.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 15% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 1.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.1%, 36% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Tuvalu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +2056.7% | 2.2% | 47.8% |
| 2016 | +877.9% | 6.1% | 59.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.3% | 10.0% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 2.2% | 83.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 1.5% | 47.8% | 4 |
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 merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Tuvalu?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Tuvalu was 1.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 83.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2023.
- How does Tuvalu rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Tuvalu ranks 181st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.