Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 was 117.81 Percentage of GDP in 2029. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Tuvalu, 2004–2029
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Tuvalu is 117.81 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2029.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Tuvalu peaked at 126.01 Percentage of GDP in 2018 and was at its lowest, 74.13 Percentage of GDP, in 2004.
Tuvalu ranks 1st of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 74.13 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2005 | 82.14 Percentage of GDP | +10.8% |
| 2006 | 98.55 Percentage of GDP | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 88.6 Percentage of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2008 | 85.87 Percentage of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 100.01 Percentage of GDP | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 93.96 Percentage of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 77.24 Percentage of GDP | -17.8% |
| 2012 | 76.87 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 80.23 Percentage of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 96.82 Percentage of GDP | +20.7% |
| 2015 | 116.98 Percentage of GDP | +20.8% |
| 2016 | 119.64 Percentage of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 106.48 Percentage of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 126.01 Percentage of GDP | +18.3% |
| 2019 | 112.89 Percentage of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 124.75 Percentage of GDP | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 123.38 Percentage of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 119.12 Percentage of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 121.87 Percentage of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 121.29 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 119.51 Percentage of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2026 | 118.72 Percentage of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2027 | 118.55 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2028 | 118.39 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2029 | 117.81 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 117.81 Percentage of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.06 Percentage of GDP, 3.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 117.81 Percentage of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.29 Percentage of GDP, 3.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 88.22 Percentage of GDP | 74.13 Percentage of GDP | 100.01 Percentage of GDP | 6 |
| 2010s | 100.71 Percentage of GDP | 76.87 Percentage of GDP | 126.01 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 120.34 Percentage of GDP | 117.81 Percentage of GDP | 124.75 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 1 Lesotho 48.49 Percentage of GDP compare
- 1 Timor-Leste 74.64 Percentage of GDP compare
- 2 Croatia 44.62 Percentage of GDP compare
- 2 Kiribati 103.28 Percentage of GDP compare
- 2 Micronesia 66.37 Percentage of GDP compare
- 3 Poland 47.98 Percentage of GDP compare
- 3 Nauru 77.85 Percentage of GDP compare
- 4 Marshall Islands 68.76 Percentage of GDP compare
- 4 Moldova 36 Percentage of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Tuvalu
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.93 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0829 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 501.07 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0616 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0606 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 365.88 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0452 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Tuvalu?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Tuvalu was 117.81 Percentage of GDP in 2029, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 126.01 Percentage of GDP in 2018.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.13 Percentage of GDP in 2004.
- How does Tuvalu rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
- Tuvalu ranks 1st out of 166 countries with data for 2029.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.