Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 85.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Tuvalu, 2001–2023
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 85.4% for travel services in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 115.6% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Tuvalu peaked at 85.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2021.
Tuvalu ranks 12th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 61.1% | — |
| 2002 | 56.4% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 57.4% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 60.8% | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 61.9% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 57.2% | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 66.2% | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 69.1% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 67.2% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 73.7% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 72.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 74.8% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 68.8% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 78.3% | +13.1% |
| 2016 | 64.3% | -17.9% |
| 2017 | 69.6% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 70.5% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 78.7% | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 42.0% | -46.6% |
| 2021 | 5.8% | -86.2% |
| 2022 | 39.6% | +585.2% |
| 2023 | 85.4% | +115.6% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 85.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.0%, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 85.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 48.6%, 1.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +585.2% | 5.8% | 39.6% |
| 2023 | +115.6% | 39.6% | 85.4% |
| 2021 | -86.2% | 42.0% | 5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.9% | 56.4% | 69.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.0% | 64.3% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.2% | 5.8% | 85.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 9 Aruba 88.8% compare
- 10 Syria 87.9% compare
- 11 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 85.5% compare
- 13 Andorra 84.4% compare
- 14 Antigua and Barbuda 84.4% compare
- 15 Saint Kitts and Nevis 83.8% 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)
- Commercial service imports 26.83 million current US$ (2023)
- Food exports 3.2% (2004)
- Manufactures exports 39.6% (2005)
- Merchandise exports 0 current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 10.11 million current US$ (2023)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 0 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Tuvalu?
- Travel services in Tuvalu was 85.4% in 2023, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2021.
- How does Tuvalu rank for travel services?
- Tuvalu ranks 12th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.