Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre was 1.17 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Tuvalu, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Tuvalu stood at 1.17 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.2% on the previous year and up 124.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Tuvalu peaked at 1.17 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 187,657 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2003.
Tuvalu ranks 48th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 557,987 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 258,321 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -53.7% |
| 2003 | 187,657 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -27.4% |
| 2004 | 335,987 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +79.0% |
| 2005 | 356,617 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 322,681 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 325,333 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 320,532 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 788,633 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +146.0% |
| 2010 | 613,683 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 2011 | 704,243 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 738,993 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 522,427 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -29.3% |
| 2014 | 505,820 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 1.05 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +107.5% |
| 2016 | 615,923 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -41.3% |
| 2017 | 658,727 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 533,470 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 1.06 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +98.5% |
| 2020 | 906,273 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 1.08 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 2022 | 859,057 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 2023 | 1.17 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +36.2% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 1.17 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 253,756 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 4.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 1.17 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 283,650 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 383,750 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 187,657 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 788,633 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 700,180 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 505,820 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.06 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.00 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 859,057 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1.17 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 45 Trinidad and Tobago 1.29 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 46 Saint Lucia 1.23 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 47 Portugal 1.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 49 Poland 1.17 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 50 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 51 Viet Nam 991,271 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -915,228 BoP, current US$ (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0149 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -89.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2021)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 258,080 BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 55.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 26.76 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual -0.5864 % change on previous year (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Tuvalu?
- Goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Tuvalu was 1.17 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 187,657 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2003.
- How does Tuvalu rank for goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Tuvalu ranks 48th out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 124.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Goods imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.