Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 18.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Tuvalu, 2013–2023
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 18.8% for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 569.9% on the previous year and up 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Tuvalu peaked at 18.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2021.
That places Tuvalu 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12.4% | — |
| 2014 | 12.2% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +34.2% |
| 2016 | 14.0% | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 3.9% | -76.1% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -59.9% |
| 2022 | 2.8% | +80.7% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | +569.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.4% | 12.2% | 16.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 1.6% | 18.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
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)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 3,285 current LCU per person (2015)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 6,041 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.7493 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 1.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 4,527 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Tuvalu?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Tuvalu was 18.8% in 2023, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2021.
- How does Tuvalu rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Tuvalu ranks 24th out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.