Tuvalu's net ODA received (% of GNI) was 101.78% in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 55.23 percentage points from 46.55% in 2013.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 101.78% | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 39.36% | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 46.55% | 2013 |
| Highest | 260.37% | 1987 |
| Lowest | 0.63% | 1975 |
| Average since 2014 | 62.18% | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 0.63% | 1975 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Tuvalu's net ODA received (% of GNI) rose 16.69 percentage points on 2022 (from 85.09% to 101.78%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +1.56 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 17.21 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 212.5 percentage points in 1987 and the biggest yearly fall was 158.96 percentage points in 1988. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 9% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2023, Tuvalu had the 1st highest value of the 130 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuvalu | 101.78% | 2023 |
| World | 0.24% | 2023 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 0.03% | 2023 |
| Upper middle income | 0.19% | 2023 |
Closest to Tuvalu in the 2023 ranking
- Marshall Islands — 2nd of 130: 39.77%
- Central African Republic — 3rd of 130: 27.25%
- Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 4th of 130: 25.09%
What this measures
Net official development assistance (ODA) consists of disbursements of loans made on concessional terms (net of repayments of principal) and grants by official agencies of the members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC), by multilateral institutions, and by non-DAC countries to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. It includes loans with a grant element of at least 25 percent (calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent).
Limitations: Data on ODA is for aid-receiving countries. The data cover loans and grants from DAC member countries, multilateral organizations, and non-DAC donors. They do not reflect aid given by recipient countries to other developing countries. As a result, some countries that are net donors are shown as aid recipients. The indicator does not distinguish types of aid (program, project, or food aid; emergency assistance; or post-conflict peacekeeping assistance), which may have different effects on the economy. Ratio of aid to gross national income (GNI) provides measures of recipient country's dependency on aid. But care must be taken in drawing policy conclusions.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 49 values
| Year | Net ODA received (% of GNI) |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 101.78 |
| 2022 | 85.09 |
| 2021 | 43.5 |
| 2020 | 60.68 |
| 2019 | 50.97 |
| 2018 | 39.36 |
| 2017 | 45.45 |
| 2016 | 40.59 |
| 2015 | 87.22 |
| 2014 | 67.19 |
| 2013 |
Net ODA received (% of GNI) in nearby economies
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 net ODA received (% of GNI)?
- 101.78% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1975?
- It is up 101.15 percentage points from 0.63% in 1975. The highest value was 260.37% in 1987 and the lowest 0.63% in 1975.
- How does Tuvalu rank?
- 1st highest of 130 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in net ODA received (% of GNI) unusual for Tuvalu?
- In 2023, Tuvalu's net ODA received (% of GNI) rose 16.69 percentage points on 2022 (from 85.09% to 101.78%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +1.56 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 17.21 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.ODA.ODAT.GN.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), uri: www.oecd.org/dac/stats/idsonline; Geographical Distribution of Financial Flows to Developing Countries, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), uri: www.oecd.org/dac/stats/ids… 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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