Tuvalu: GNI per capita (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Tuvalu's GNI per capita (current LCU) rose 2,914 on 2024 (from 12,350 to 15,264).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +300.7 and a typical year strayed about 798.67 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2,914 in 2025 and the biggest yearly fall was 1,913 in 2003. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 706.37 a year. A straight line explains 85% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 15,600 for 2028. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2023 to 2025 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 1,286, against 2,183 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2025, Tuvalu had the 165th highest value of the 181 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Tuvalu in the 2025 ranking

• Bulgaria — 161st of 181: 17,110
• Tonga — 162nd of 181: 16,702
• Samoa — 163rd of 181: 16,320
• Belize — 165th of 181: 14,953
• Fiji — 166th of 181: 14,357
• Tunisia — 167th of 181: 13,617

What this measures

Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 56 values

GNI per capita (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Australia — 97,831 (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 43,514 (2025)
• Cambodia — 11.33 million (2025)
• China — 99,084 (2025)
• Fiji — 14,357 (2025)
• French Polynesia — 2.75 million (2024)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 488,901 (2025)
• Indonesia — 81.15 million (2025)
• Japan — 5.72 million (2025)
• Kiribati — 6,133 (2025)
• Korea, Rep. — 52.42 million (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Tuvalu

• GDP (current US$) — US$57.35 million (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 89 million (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$42.97 million (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 62 million (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$6,041 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 9,376 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$4,527 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 6,532 (2025)
• GNI (current US$) — US$93.35 million (2025)
• GNI (current LCU) — 144.89 million (2025)
• GDP (annual % growth) — 1.64% (2025)
• GDP per capita (annual % growth)

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Questions people ask

What is Tuvalu's GNI per capita (current LCU)?

15,264 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 1,806% from 800.81 in 1970 (5.51% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 15,264 in 2025 and the lowest 800.81 in 1970.

How does Tuvalu rank?

165th highest of 181 economies with data for 2025.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GNP.PCAP.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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