Tuvalu — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Tuvalu, 1971–2025.
GDP growth for Tuvalu was 1.64% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 55 years, from 1971 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 22.59% in 1986. The lowest was -16.01% in 1982 (about -9.8× the latest value).
Tuvalu ranks 158 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 75%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 3.62%, so Tuvalu sits below it. It peaked in 1986 and has fallen 93% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 83%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 27 of 36 economies; Australia (1.35%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 1331% in 1986. That is 33% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 136th of 142 in 1971 → 115th of 152 in 1980 → 8th of 176 in 1990 → 182nd of 199 in 2000 → 195th of 209 in 2010 → 87th of 209 in 2020 → 144th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1971 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.64% | -1.8 pp |
| 2024 | 3.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 3.51% | +14.4 pp |
| 2022 | -10.94% | — |
| 2021 | 0% | +3.0 pp |
| 2020 | -3.03% | -16.5 pp |
| 2019 | 13.45% | +12.1 pp |
| 2018 | 1.39% | -1.9 pp |
| 2017 | 3.27% | -1.5 pp |
| 2016 | 4.78% | -4.6 pp |
| 2015 | 9.38% | +7.7 pp |
| 2014 | 1.67% | -2.1 pp |
| 2013 | 3.81% | +6.7 pp |
| 2012 | -2.85% | -10.4 pp |
| 2011 | 7.52% | +10.0 pp |
| 2010 | -2.47% | +3.2 pp |
| 2009 | -5.62% | -12.2 pp |
| 2008 | 6.58% | -0.3 pp |
| 2007 | 6.91% | +5.6 pp |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +5.0 pp |
| 2005 | -3.75% | -1.9 pp |
| 2004 | -1.89% | +2.5 pp |
| 2003 | -4.35% | -12.7 pp |
| 2002 | 8.32% | +7.6 pp |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +1.6 pp |
| 2000 | -0.92% | +0.6 pp |
| 1999 | -1.56% | -17.1 pp |
| 1998 | 15.5% | +5.5 pp |
| 1997 | 10% | +16.0 pp |
| 1996 | -5.96% | -1.0 pp |
| 1995 | -5% | -15.3 pp |
| 1994 | 10.28% | +6.2 pp |
| 1993 | 4.11% | +1.3 pp |
| 1992 | 2.79% | -0.8 pp |
| 1991 | 3.61% | -11.8 pp |
| 1990 | 15.38% | +17.3 pp |
| 1989 | -1.95% | -21.3 pp |
| 1988 | 19.31% | +7.1 pp |
| 1987 | 12.26% | -10.3 pp |
| 1986 | 22.59% | +24.4 pp |
| 1985 | -1.84% | -9.3 pp |
| 1984 | 7.46% | -1.5 pp |
| 1983 | 8.97% | +25.0 pp |
| 1982 | -16.01% | -18.6 pp |
| 1981 | 2.6% | +3.2 pp |
| 1980 | -0.64% | -0.2 pp |
| 1979 | -0.4% | +1.4 pp |
| 1978 | -1.83% | +1.9 pp |
| 1977 | -3.74% | -2.9 pp |
| 1976 | -0.85% | +0.7 pp |
| 1975 | -1.51% | +0.2 pp |
| 1974 | -1.68% | +0.3 pp |
| 1973 | -1.93% | +0.0 pp |
| 1972 | -1.95% | -0.4 pp |
| 1971 | -1.58% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Tuvalu’s GDP growth in 1972?
-1.95% (1972). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Tuvalu’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1971 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +203.5% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.64%; 2024: 3.39%; 2023: 3.51%; 2022: -10.94%; 2021: 0%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.