Tuvalu: GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Tuvalu's GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) rose 2,180 on 2024 (from 8,820 to 11,000).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +156.33 and a typical year strayed about 638.96 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2,180 in 2025 and the biggest yearly fall was 1,780 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 460.85 a year. A straight line explains 83% 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 10,752 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 968.36, against 1,773 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 120th highest value of the 180 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

• India — 117th of 180: 11,600
• Eswatini — 118th of 180: 11,390
• Namibia — 119th of 180: 11,260
• Morocco — 121st of 180: 10,960
• Bangladesh — 122nd of 180: 10,710
• Marshall Islands — 123rd of 180: 10,590

What this measures

This indicator provides values for gross national income (GNI) per person expressed in current international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. 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 series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 36 values

GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) in nearby economies

• Australia — 69,930 (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — 95,420 (2025)
• Cambodia — 8,390 (2025)
• China — 29,160 (2025)
• Fiji — 15,360 (2025)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 88,500 (2025)
• Indonesia — 17,190 (2025)
• Japan — 58,920 (2025)
• Kiribati — 6,080 (2025)
• Korea, Rep. — 64,210 (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)
• GNI per capita (current LCU) — 15,264 (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Tuvalu's GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)?

11,000 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 234.35% from 3,290 in 1990 (3.51% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 11,000 in 2025 and the lowest 3,290 in 1990.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GNP.PCAP.PP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/icp/data, note: This information is for ICP’s PPPs utilized in WDI, publisher: International Comparison Program (ICP), date accessed: May 30, 2024, date published: May 30, 2024; The Eurostat PPP Progr… 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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