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Tuvalu · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Tuvalu

East Asia & Pacific Capital Funafuti Upper middle income Nation age 48 years (since 1978) i TUV · TV
NationsTree Index 2025 i33.1152nd of 196 Tree height 2025 i0.1 msee ranking Military strength i—percentile
Population i9,492217th of 217 Area i26 km²214th of 216 GDP i$57.3 m210th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$64.2 m intl.199th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$6,759 intl.155th of 199 Life expectancy i67.3 years175th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i45
Strength · trunk i0
Quality of life · crown i28
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i—
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i82
CSV

In short

Tuvalu is 152nd of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 33.1 out of 100; its tree is 0.1 m tall.

It has 9,492 people and an economy of $64.2 m at purchasing power parity, 199th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Government budget balance (1st of 192), Adult literacy (1st of 98) and Access to electricity (1st of 215).

Its weakest positions: Safely managed drinking water (148th of 150), Tertiary enrolment (124th of 150) and Life expectancy (175th of 217).

Over five years it climbed from 191st to 152nd in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 26 214th/216
Land area ikm² 26 213th/216
Population ipeople 9,492 217th/217
Population growth i% -1.61% 213th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 371.0 31st/216
Urban population i% 65.4% 106th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 33.0% 58th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 7.0% 124th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $57.3 m 210th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $64.2 m 199th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $54.8 m 199th/199
GDP per person iUSD $6,041 130th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $6,759 155th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $9,780 94th/201
GDP growth i% 1.6% 158th/210
Inflation i% 0.5%2011
General government gross debt i% of GDP 2.8% 4th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP 25.8% 1st/192

Main industries

Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 15.9%2015
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 7.0%2015
Manufacturing i% of GDP 1.0%2011

Trade

57
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 7.2%2005
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 39.6%2005
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 3.2%2004
Current account balance i% of GDP 21.1% 5th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 0.4% 164th/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.0% 187th/209
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.00% 183rd/209

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 3,600 193rd/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $2.4 m2013
Tourism receipts i% of exports 43.4%2013
Outbound trips idepartures 2,1002011

Society & health

51
Life expectancy iyears 67.3 175th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 19.2 122nd/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 1.35 97th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 4.22001
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 94% 66th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 58.3%2019
Secondary enrolment i% gross 90.7% 100th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 11.7% 118th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 27.1% 1st/193
Adult literacy i% 100.0% 1st/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 19.4% 124th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.689 129th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 39.12010
Extreme poverty i% of population 9.0%2010

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 8.7% 148th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 39.7% 97th/144
Internet users i% of population 35.2%2017
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 99 140th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 4.5 143rd/208

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.00 1st/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 5.2% 167th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 5.2 15th/200
Forest area i% of land area 39.6% 80th/214

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 40.0 151st/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 59.8 61st/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 80.9 24th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 90.5 8th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 47.9 130th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 80.8 21st/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 18.32012

Military

Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 7.0 m2019

Science & innovation

1
Scientific articles iarticles 0 196th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Tuvalu — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/tuvalu. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Tuvalu — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/tuvalu. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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