Tax revenue as share of GDP in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 13.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Tuvalu, 2006–2022
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Tuvalu recorded 13.3% for tax revenue as share of gdp in 2022.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and down 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in Tuvalu peaked at 18.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 2021.
That places Tuvalu 137th out of 192 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 15.9% | — |
| 2007 | 18.2% | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 18.9% | +24.1% |
| 2014 | 17.3% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 15.3% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 12.8% | -16.3% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.4% | 15.6% | 18.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 14.8% | 18.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 12.8% | 15.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 134 Côte d'Ivoire 13.6% compare
- 135 Ghana 13.5% compare
- 136 Hong Kong, China 13.3% compare
- 138 Cameroon 13.0% compare
- 139 Mauritania 12.6% compare
- 140 Malaysia 12.6% 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 tax revenue as share of gdp in Tuvalu?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in Tuvalu was 13.3% in 2022, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 18.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 2021.
- How does Tuvalu rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Tuvalu ranks 137th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions included.