Merchandise trade in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Merchandise trade was 47.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Merchandise trade in Tuvalu, 1980–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, merchandise trade in Tuvalu stood at 47.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.8% on the previous year and down 53.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Tuvalu peaked at 100.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 2001.
Tuvalu ranks 117th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 95.1% | — |
| 1981 | 62.9% | -33.9% |
| 1982 | 72.8% | +15.9% |
| 1983 | 72.2% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 89.2% | +23.5% |
| 1985 | 77.7% | -13.0% |
| 1986 | 65.6% | -15.6% |
| 1987 | 79.7% | +21.5% |
| 1988 | 85.6% | +7.4% |
| 1989 | 59.1% | -30.9% |
| 1990 | 52.4% | -11.4% |
| 1991 | 39.5% | -24.6% |
| 1992 | 47.5% | +20.2% |
| 1993 | 67.2% | +41.6% |
| 1994 | 68.0% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 50.3% | -25.9% |
| 1996 | 45.0% | -10.6% |
| 1997 | 58.2% | +29.5% |
| 1998 | 72.5% | +24.4% |
| 1999 | 54.1% | -25.4% |
| 2000 | 33.6% | -37.8% |
| 2001 | 28.3% | -15.8% |
| 2002 | 66.1% | +133.7% |
| 2003 | 40.8% | -38.2% |
| 2004 | 48.1% | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 56.9% | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 53.6% | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 56.0% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 82.3% | +46.8% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | -38.9% |
| 2010 | 67.8% | +35.0% |
| 2011 | 68.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | -20.7% |
| 2013 | 54.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 56.9% | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 100.7% | +76.8% |
| 2016 | 55.7% | -44.7% |
| 2017 | 59.6% | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 52.1% | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 61.7% | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 55.2% | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 62.8% | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 85.2% | +35.5% |
| 2024 | 72.2% | -15.2% |
| 2025 | 47.1% | -34.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.0% | 59.1% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.5% | 39.5% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 28.3% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 52.1% | 100.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 47.1% | 85.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More private sector data for Tuvalu
- 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)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4708 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Tuvalu?
- Merchandise trade in Tuvalu was 47.1% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 100.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 2001.
- How does Tuvalu rank for merchandise trade?
- Tuvalu ranks 117th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.