Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita was 10,491 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Tuvalu, 1975–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 10,491 constant 2024 US$ per person for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 46.2% on the previous year and up 242.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Tuvalu peaked at 10,491 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.77 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1975.
Tuvalu ranks 2nd of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 33.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1976 | 2,585 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7555.5% |
| 1977 | 1,806 constant 2024 US$ per person | -30.2% |
| 1978 | 1,622 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.1% |
| 1979 | 1,908 constant 2024 US$ per person | +17.6% |
| 1980 | 1,805 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.4% |
| 1981 | 1,819 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 2,202 constant 2024 US$ per person | +21.1% |
| 1983 | 1,604 constant 2024 US$ per person | -27.2% |
| 1984 | 2,200 constant 2024 US$ per person | +37.2% |
| 1985 | 1,355 constant 2024 US$ per person | -38.4% |
| 1986 | 1,502 constant 2024 US$ per person | +10.8% |
| 1987 | 7,566 constant 2024 US$ per person | +403.8% |
| 1988 | 3,277 constant 2024 US$ per person | -56.7% |
| 1989 | 1,261 constant 2024 US$ per person | -61.5% |
| 1990 | 1,025 constant 2024 US$ per person | -18.8% |
| 1991 | 1,042 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 1,345 constant 2024 US$ per person | +29.0% |
| 1993 | 890.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | -33.8% |
| 1994 | 1,182 constant 2024 US$ per person | +32.7% |
| 1995 | 1,258 constant 2024 US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 1996 | 1,396 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.0% |
| 1997 | 1,188 constant 2024 US$ per person | -14.9% |
| 1998 | 1,035 constant 2024 US$ per person | -12.8% |
| 1999 | 792.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | -23.4% |
| 2000 | 856.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 1,292 constant 2024 US$ per person | +50.7% |
| 2002 | 1,564 constant 2024 US$ per person | +21.1% |
| 2003 | 906.76 constant 2024 US$ per person | -42.0% |
| 2004 | 1,162 constant 2024 US$ per person | +28.2% |
| 2005 | 1,095 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 1,510 constant 2024 US$ per person | +37.9% |
| 2007 | 1,175 constant 2024 US$ per person | -22.2% |
| 2008 | 1,593 constant 2024 US$ per person | +35.5% |
| 2009 | 1,442 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 1,149 constant 2024 US$ per person | -20.3% |
| 2011 | 2,808 constant 2024 US$ per person | +144.3% |
| 2012 | 2,101 constant 2024 US$ per person | -25.2% |
| 2013 | 2,354 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 3,063 constant 2024 US$ per person | +30.1% |
| 2015 | 5,008 constant 2024 US$ per person | +63.5% |
| 2016 | 2,618 constant 2024 US$ per person | -47.7% |
| 2017 | 2,993 constant 2024 US$ per person | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 2,831 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 3,868 constant 2024 US$ per person | +36.6% |
| 2020 | 4,605 constant 2024 US$ per person | +19.0% |
| 2021 | 3,569 constant 2024 US$ per person | -22.5% |
| 2022 | 6,822 constant 2024 US$ per person | +91.2% |
| 2023 | 7,175 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 10,491 constant 2024 US$ per person | +46.2% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 10,491 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.79 constant 2024 US$ per person, 340.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 10,491 constant 2024 US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.25 constant 2024 US$ per person, 193.4× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +7555.5% | 33.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2,585 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 1987 | +403.8% | 1,502 constant 2024 US$ per person | 7,566 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,591 constant 2024 US$ per person | 33.77 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2,585 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
| 1980s | 2,459 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1,261 constant 2024 US$ per person | 7,566 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,115 constant 2024 US$ per person | 792.93 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1,396 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,260 constant 2024 US$ per person | 856.96 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1,593 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,879 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1,149 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5,008 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,533 constant 2024 US$ per person | 3,569 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10,491 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 1 Marshall Islands 19,007 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 3 Palau 10,308 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 4 Micronesia (country) 5,918 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 5 Nauru 3,883 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
More reference data data for Tuvalu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0016 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0055 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.45 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Tuvalu?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in Tuvalu was 10,491 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 10,491 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.77 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1975.
- How does Tuvalu rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
- Tuvalu ranks 2nd out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 242.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.