Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit was 0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Tuvalu, 2013–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Tuvalu stood at 0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 569.9% on the previous year and up 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Tuvalu peaked at 0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places Tuvalu 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … unit in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.1238 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2014 | 0.1216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1632 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1404 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1479 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1458 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1625 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -76.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -59.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0281 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +80.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +569.9% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 5.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 5.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1436 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1216 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1632 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0677 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 21 Samoa 0.198 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Montenegro 0.1978 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Jamaica 0.196 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Gambia 0.1861 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Croatia 0.1783 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 27 Dominica 0.1704 current US$ per US$ of GDP
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 spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Tuvalu?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit in Tuvalu was 0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1884 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Tuvalu rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit?
- Tuvalu ranks 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Spending by international visitors while visiting a country divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.