Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre was 8,576 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Tuvalu, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 8,576 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Tuvalu peaked at 155,102 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2012 and was at its lowest, 8,576 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Tuvalu 133rd out of 198 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13,275 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 10,758 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 2003 | 14,788 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +37.5% |
| 2004 | 19,957 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 2005 | 22,326 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 23,910 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 26,566 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 25,870 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 40,922 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +58.2% |
| 2010 | 80,693 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +97.2% |
| 2011 | 78,239 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 155,102 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +98.2% |
| 2013 | 13,416 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -91.4% |
| 2014 | 11,790 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 10,484 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 10,355 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 10,094 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 10,209 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 9,644 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 11,589 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2021 | 10,421 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 9,067 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 8,576 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.4% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 8,576 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25,047 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 34% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 8,576 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24,971 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, 34% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary income payments (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Tuvalu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +97.2% | 40,922 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 80,693 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
| 2012 | +98.2% | 78,239 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 155,102 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22,041 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10,758 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 40,922 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 39,003 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,644 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 155,102 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,913 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,576 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 11,589 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 130 Senegal 9,635 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 131 Nicaragua 9,431 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 132 New Caledonia 8,752 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 134 Venezuela 8,531 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 135 Iraq 8,443 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 136 Cambodia 8,168 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 primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Tuvalu?
- Primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Tuvalu was 8,576 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 155,102 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2012.
- What is the lowest primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,576 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Tuvalu rank for primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Tuvalu ranks 133rd out of 198 countries with data for 2023.
- Is primary income payments (bop, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.1%. 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$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Primary income payments Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) 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.