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Tuvalu

Statistical Country Profile

Edition 08/2021

Publication date: 27 August 2021

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General information ...... 3

Economy and finance ...... 3

Population ...... 5

Health ...... 6

Education ...... 6

Labour force ...... 6

Living conditions ...... 8

Production ...... 8

Agriculture and forestry ...... 8

Foreign trade ...... 9

Transport ...... 11

Environment and energy ...... 11

Science, research, technology ...... 12

Sources ...... 12

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General information

Capital city Official language Funafuti Tuvaluan, English Tuvaluan ,

Land area in relation to Germany km²

Germany 349,380

Tuvalu 30

Source: WB-WDI

Economy and finance

Gross domestic product GDP, GDP GDP (GDP), total real change per capita per capita bn US$ % since 2000 US$ internat. US$ 0.048 +58 4,372 4,497 (2020) (2020) (2020) (2020) Source: IMF-WEO Source: IMF-WEO* Source: IMF-WEO Source: IMF-WEO

Gross domestic product, real change % on previous year

10

5

0.5 1.5 0

-5

2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

Source: IMF-WEO

Gross domestic product per capita US$

4,372 4,000

2,000 1,662

0 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

Source: IMF-WEO

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Inflation rate General government General government (change of consumer gross debt net lending / borrowing price index) % on previous year % of GDP % of GDP +0.5 14.3 +7.4 (2011) (2020) (2020) Source: IMF-IFS Source: IMF-WEO Source: IMF-WEO

General government revenue and expenditure % of GDP

160

131.8 124.4 120

78.4 80 74.6

40 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 revenue expenditure Source: IMF-WEO

General government net lending / borrowing % of GDP

30

7.4 0 -3.8

-30

-60 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 surplus de�cit Source: IMF-WEO

Foreign direct Foreign direct Foreign direct Foreign direct investment (FDI): investment (FDI): investment (FDI): investment (FDI): inward stocks outward stocks net flow, inward net flow, outward bn US$ bn US$ bn US$ bn US$ 0.008 No data 0.000 No data (2019) (2019) Source: UNCTAD Source: UNCTAD Source: UNCTAD Source: UNCTAD

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Population

Population Population Life expectancy Life expectancy total density at birth (women) at birth (men) 1,000 inhabitants per km² years years 12 384 No data No data (2020) (2018) Source: WB-WDI Source: WB-WDI Source: WB-WDI Source: WB-WDI

Population in relation to Germany 2020 1,000

Germany 83,241

Tuvalu 12

Source: WB-WDI

Population 1,000

20

12 Projection medium 10 variant a�ter 2019

0 1950 1975 2000 2025 2050 2075 2100

Source: UN-POP

Population by age group proportion, %

Keine Daten

Source: UN-POP

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Health

Practising Hospital Prevalence of Prevalence of physicians beds raised blood pressure obesity (BMI >= 30) per 1,000 inhabitants per 1,000 inhabitants % % 1.2 5.6 23.7 51.6 (2009) (2001) (2015) (2016) Source: WHO Source: WHO Source: WHO Source: WHO

Education

Government Pupil-teacher Pupil-teacher Students expenditure ratio ratio (tertiary education) on education (primary education) (secondary education) % of GDP number number per 100,000 inhabitants No data 15.6 8.6 No data (2018) (2018) Source: UNESCO Source: UNESCO Source: UNESCO Source: UNESCO*

Labour force

Employment rate Labour force Labour force Self-employment (persons aged 15+) (persons aged 15+) participation rate (persons aged 15+) (persons aged 15+) % 1,000 % % No data No data No data No data

Source: ILOSTAT Source: ILOSTAT Source: ILOSTAT Source: ILOSTAT

Employment rate (persons aged 15+) %

No data

Source: ILOSTAT

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Employment and gross value added by sector %

Employment

No data

Gross value added

No data

Source employment: ILOSTAT Source gross value added: WB-WDI

Unemployment rate Unemployment rate Long-term unemployment rate (persons aged 15+) (persons aged 15 to 24) (persons aged 15+) % % % of unemployed persons No data No data No data

Source: ILOSTAT Source: ILOSTAT Source: ILOSTAT

Unemployment rate and youth unemployment rate %

No data

Source: ILOSTAT

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Living conditions

Human Development Human Development Income distribution: Index (HDI) Index (HDI) Gini coefficient value (0 low to 1 high) rank (of 188 countries) value (0 to 100; 0=equal distribution) No data No data 39.1 (2010) Source: UNDP Source: UNDP Source: WB-WDI

Production

Index of industrial production 2010=100

No data

Source: IMF-IFS

Agriculture and forestry

Change of agricultural Agricultural Forest production land area % since 2000 % of land area % of land area +20 60.0 33.3 (2019) (2019) (2019) Source: FAO* Source: FAO* Source: FAO*

Index of agricultural production 2014 to 2016 = 100

103 100

90

86

80 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020

Source: FAO

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Foreign trade

Export of goods Import of goods Trade balance, goods bn US$ bn US$ bn US$ 0.000 0.026 -0.013 (2005) (2008) (2005) Source: UN Comtrade Source: UN Comtrade Source: UN Comtrade*

Export and import of goods bn US$

0.03 0.026

0.02

0.01

0.004 0.000 0.000 0.00 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 exported goods, total imported goods, total 2003, 2007: Missing data. Source: UN Comtrade

Foreign trade balance bn US$

0.000

-0.005

-0.010 -0.011 -0.013 -0.015

2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 trade surplus trade de�cit 2003: Missing data. Source: UN Comtrade

Goods exported Goods exported Goods imported Goods imported to Germany to Germany from Germany from Germany mn US$ % of all goods exported mn US$ % of all goods imported No data No data 0.0 0.0 (2008) (2008) Source: UN Comtrade Source: UN Comtrade* Source: UN Comtrade Source: UN Comtrade*

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Main trading partners 2005, 2008

Exports of goods Imports of goods % %

Fiji 23.9 Fiji 77.8

Australia 18.2 New Zealand 17.8

New Zealand 17.3

Indonesia 2.4 Japan 16.3

Australia 2.0 Other Asia, nes 10.6

Main commodities traded 2005

Exports of goods Imports of goods % %

Optical, photographic Mineral fuels, mineral 18.2 16.7 or medical instruments oils and products

Various articles, Articles of iron 15.5 10.8 not speci�ed or steel

Books, newspapers, Machinery and mechanical 12.2 7.3 pictures appliances

Machinery and mechanical Electrical goods, 10.5 5.5 appliances appliances

Articles of iron Vehicles (excl. 8.9 5.2 or steel rail) and parts

Source: UN Comtrade*

Classification of commodities: Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding Systems (HS2).

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Transport

Passenger cars Total rail network Air transport per 1,000 inhabitants km per 1 mn inhabitants per 1,000 inhabitants No data No data No data

Source: OICA* Source: WB-WDI* Source: WB-WDI*

Gasoline price at the pump US$ per litre

No data

Data collection conducted every two years. Source: WB-WDI

Environment and energy

Carbon dioxide Total primary Gross electricity Renewable emissions energy supply consumption energy tonnes per capita kg oil equivalent per capita kWh per capita % of total final energy consumption 0.1 No data No data 0.0 (2014) (2015) Source: EDGAR Source: WB-WDI Source: WB-WDI Source: WB-WDI

Carbon dioxide emissions in relation to Germany tonnes per capita

No data

Source: EDGAR

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Science, research, technology

Gross domestic Researchers Resident patent expenditure on R&D applications % of GDP per 1 mn inhabitants per 1 mn inhabitants No data No data No data

Source: UNESCO Source: UNESCO Source: WIPO

Dissemination of modern communication technology per 100 inhabitants

75 70 49 50

25

5 4 0 0 0 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 mobile cellular subscriptions internet users�xed broadband subscriptions 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008: Missing data. Source: ITU

Sources

EDGAR Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research, European Commission FAO United Nations, Food and Agricultural Organization ILOSTAT International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT - Database IMF-IFS International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics IMF-WEO International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook ITU United Nations, International Telecommunication Union OICA International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers UN Comtrade United Nations, Comtrade Database UNCTAD United Nations, Conference on Trade and Development UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNESCO United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNPOP United Nations, Population Division WB-WDI World Bank, World Development Indicators WHO World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization

* Own calculations based on the original data source. More international data and statistical country profiles on all other UN Member States: www.destatis.de/international_en

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