Remittance inflows to GDP (%) in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Remittance inflows to GDP (%) was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Remittance inflows to GDP in Tuvalu, 2001–2020
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, remittance inflows to gdp in Tuvalu stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remittance inflows to gdp in Tuvalu peaked at 38.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
Tuvalu ranks 190th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Remittance inflows to GDP (%) in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 30.4% | — |
| 2002 | 38.8% | +27.6% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | -32.8% |
| 2004 | 21.3% | -18.3% |
| 2005 | 21.5% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | -29.4% |
| 2007 | 19.7% | +29.6% |
| 2008 | 18.7% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | -8.1% |
| 2010 | 12.2% | -29.0% |
| 2011 | 11.7% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 4.3% | -55.7% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -21.5% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -21.4% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.0%. (58 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.3%. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.2% | 15.2% | 38.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 1.7% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 187 Angola 0.0% compare
- 188 Papua New Guinea 0.0% compare
- 189 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
- 190 Central African Republic 0.0% compare
- 190 Chad 0.0% compare
- 190 Equatorial Guinea 0.0% compare
- 190 Eritrea 0.0% compare
- 190 Faroe Islands 0.0% compare
- 190 Libya 0.0% compare
- 190 Singapore 0.0%
More financial sector data for Tuvalu
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0145 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 87.72 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0106 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 64.05 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0145 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 87.72 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remittance inflows to gdp in Tuvalu?
- Remittance inflows to gdp in Tuvalu was 0.0% in 2020, according to World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank.
- What is the highest remittance inflows to gdp recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest remittance inflows to gdp recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Tuvalu rank for remittance inflows to gdp?
- Tuvalu ranks 190th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is remittance inflows to gdp rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank, published as part of Remittance inflows to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. Data are the sum of three items defined in the fifth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: workers' remittances, compensation of employees, and migrants' transfers. Remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers resident in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status, to recipients in their country of origin. Migrants' transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year.