Travel services in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Travel services was 39.0% 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 imports.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 39.0% for travel services in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 79.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Tuvalu peaked at 51.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 2014.
Tuvalu ranks 29th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Travel services in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 43.7% | — |
| 2002 | 35.2% | -19.4% |
| 2003 | 26.5% | -24.9% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | +16.7% |
| 2005 | 47.8% | +54.7% |
| 2006 | 51.4% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 29.0% | -43.5% |
| 2008 | 31.4% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 28.7% | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 27.8% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | +34.8% |
| 2013 | 21.7% | -42.0% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 28.3% | +36.1% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 29.2% | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 25.5% | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | +21.5% |
| 2021 | 38.5% | +25.3% |
| 2022 | 35.9% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 39.0% | +8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.6% | 26.5% | 51.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 20.8% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 30.7% | 39.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 26 Comoros 39.9% compare
- 27 French Polynesia 39.7% compare
- 28 Macau, China 39.1% compare
- 30 Aruba 38.7% compare
- 31 Iraq 38.6% compare
- 32 Palestine, State of 38.3% 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 travel services in Tuvalu?
- Travel services in Tuvalu was 39.0% 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 51.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 2014.
- How does Tuvalu rank for travel services?
- Tuvalu ranks 29th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.8%. 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.