Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 1.68 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Tuvalu, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Tuvalu stood at 1.68 US dollar per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.8% on the previous year and up 85.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Tuvalu peaked at 1.68 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2126 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2005.
Tuvalu ranks 2nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.03 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2002 | 0.6967 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -32.2% |
| 2003 | 0.341 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -51.1% |
| 2004 | 0.282 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2126 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -24.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6004 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +182.5% |
| 2007 | 0.676 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5913 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 2009 | 0.994 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +68.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8322 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6162 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -25.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7352 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9056 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +23.2% |
| 2014 | 1.08 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 1.22 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 1.32 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 1.35 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.27 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 1.15 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 1.44 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 1.49 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 1.4 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 1.68 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +19.8% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 1.68 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2254 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 7.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 1.68 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3023 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 5.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +182.5% | 0.2126 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.6004 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6024 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2126 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1.03 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.05 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.6162 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1.35 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1.4 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1.68 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 1 Kiribati 3.78 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 Switzerland 1.03 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Hong Kong, China 1 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Singapore 0.6788 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
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 reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Tuvalu?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Tuvalu was 1.68 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2126 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- How does Tuvalu rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Tuvalu ranks 2nd out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.