upper middle-income but very fragile Pacific island economy; currency pegged to Australian dollar; public revenues from international aid, fishing licenses, and national trust fund; pursuing Te Kakeega sustainable development; significant remittances
$55.169 million (2021 est.)
$53.57 million (2020 est.)
$52.77 million (2019 est.)
note: data are in 2017 dollars
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2.99% (2021 est.)
1.52% (2020 est.)
13.79% (2019 est.)
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$4,900 (2021 est.)
$4,800 (2020 est.)
$4,800 (2019 est.)
note: data are in 2017 dollars
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$40 million (2017 est.)
4.1% (2017 est.)
3.5% (2016 est.)
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agriculture: 24.5% (2012 est.)
industry: 5.6% (2012 est.)
services: 70% (2012 est.)
government consumption: 87% (2016 est.)
investment in fixed capital: 24.3% (2016 est.)
exports of goods and services: 43.7% (2016 est.)
imports of goods and services: -66.1% (2016 est.)
coconuts, vegetables, tropical fruit, bananas, roots/tubers nes, pork, poultry, eggs, pig fat, pig offals
fishing
-26.1% (2012 est.)
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3,615 (2004 est.)
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note: most people make a living through exploitation of the sea, reefs, and atolls - and through overseas remittances (mostly from workers in the phosphate industry and sailors)
NA
total: 20.6%
male: 9.8%
female: 45.9% (2016)
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26.3% (2010 est.)
39.1 (2010 est.)
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lowest 10%: NA
highest 10%: NA
revenues: $87 million (2019 est.)
expenditures: $88 million (2019 est.)
note: revenue data include Official Development Assistance from Australia
25.6% (of GDP) (2013 est.)
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37% of GDP (2017 est.)
47.2% of GDP (2016 est.)
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106.7% (of GDP) (2013 est.)
note: revenue data include Official Development Assistance from Australia
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calendar year
$20.82 million (2021 est.)
$9.015 million (2020 est.)
-$6.051 million (2019 est.)
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$2.699 million (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$3.087 million (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$10.266 million (2019 est.)
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Thailand 50%, Indonesia 40% (2019)
fish, ships, coins, metal-clad products, electrical power accessories (2019)
$51.187 million (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$50.792 million (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars
$65.24 million (2019 est.)
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China 32%, Japan 29%, Fiji 23%, New Zealand 6% (2019)
refined petroleum, fishing ships, tug boats, other ships, iron structures (2019)
NA
Tuvaluan dollars or Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar -
1.311 (2017 est.)
1.3442 (2016 est.)
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