Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita was 26.21 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita in Tuvalu, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 26.21 BoP, current US$ per person for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita in Tuvalu peaked at 425.56 BoP, current US$ per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 26.21 BoP, current US$ per person, in 2023.
That places Tuvalu 181st out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 41.55 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 2002 | 33.54 BoP, current US$ per person | -19.3% |
| 2003 | 45.76 BoP, current US$ per person | +36.5% |
| 2004 | 60.99 BoP, current US$ per person | +33.3% |
| 2005 | 67.38 BoP, current US$ per person | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 71.33 BoP, current US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 78.27 BoP, current US$ per person | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 75.2 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 117.36 BoP, current US$ per person | +56.1% |
| 2010 | 228.08 BoP, current US$ per person | +94.3% |
| 2011 | 217.74 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 425.56 BoP, current US$ per person | +95.4% |
| 2013 | 36.58 BoP, current US$ per person | -91.4% |
| 2014 | 32.2 BoP, current US$ per person | -12.0% |
| 2015 | 28.69 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.9% |
| 2016 | 28.42 BoP, current US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 27.86 BoP, current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 28.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 27.34 BoP, current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 33.43 BoP, current US$ per person | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 30.67 BoP, current US$ per person | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 27.22 BoP, current US$ per person | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 26.21 BoP, current US$ per person | -3.7% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 26.21 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 425.85 BoP, current US$ per person, 6% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 26.21 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 321.51 BoP, current US$ per person, 8% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita in Tuvalu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +94.3% | 117.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 228.08 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2012 | +95.4% | 217.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 425.56 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.71 BoP, current US$ per person | 33.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 117.36 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 108.1 BoP, current US$ per person | 27.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 425.56 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.38 BoP, current US$ per person | 26.21 BoP, current US$ per person | 33.43 BoP, current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 178 Zimbabwe 29.44 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 179 Guinea-Bissau 29.38 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 180 Uganda 26.69 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 182 Rwanda 25.57 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 183 Madagascar 19.99 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 184 Palestine 18.78 BoP, current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Tuvalu
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.93 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1529 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 20.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate -0.2777 % change on previous year (2015)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 32.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current US$), annual 31.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- GNI (current LCU), per capita 15,264 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.62 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita in Tuvalu?
- Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita in Tuvalu was 26.21 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 425.56 BoP, current US$ per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.21 BoP, current US$ per person in 2023.
- How does Tuvalu rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Tuvalu ranks 181st out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. 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 Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary income payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.