Share of imports that come from China in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Share of imports that come from China was 0.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of imports that come from China in Tuvalu, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of imports that come from china in Tuvalu stood at 0.9%.
The figure is up 26.0% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Tuvalu peaked at 7.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.
Tuvalu ranks 203rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of imports that come from China in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.8% | — |
| 2001 | 3.6% | +28.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +1563.0% |
| 2004 | 4.8% | +5328.7% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -54.3% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -43.3% |
| 2008 | 5.3% | +300.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | -91.9% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +156.3% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +50.0% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | +370.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -95.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -38.0% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +345.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -51.9% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +137.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -24.7% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +78.2% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 1.8% | +38.9% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -35.7% |
| 2023 | 1.6% | +39.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -56.1% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | +26.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.5%, 5% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.4%, 3% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +5328.7% | 0.1% | 4.8% |
| 2003 | +1563.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.6% | 0.0% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 0.2% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 1.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More economy & growth data for Tuvalu
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -23.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of imports that come from china in Tuvalu?
- Share of imports that come from china in Tuvalu was 0.9% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
- How does Tuvalu rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Tuvalu ranks 203rd out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.