Tuvalu: Net ODA received (% of imports of goods, services and primary income)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Tuvalu's net ODA received (% of imports of goods, services and primary income) fell 9.48 percentage points on 2022 (from 110.26% to 100.79%).

Across the 21 yearly changes before that (2002 to 2022), the average change was +3.75 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 21.67 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below 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 51.39 percentage points in 2022 and the biggest yearly fall was 33.15 percentage points 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 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 27% 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 118 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 2023 ranking

• Marshall Islands — 2nd of 118: 48.56%
• Burundi — 3rd of 118: 42.1%
• Malawi — 4th of 118: 40.73%

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 imports of goods and services 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 23 values

Net ODA received (% of imports of goods, services and primary income) in nearby economies

• Cambodia — 5.12% (2023)
• China — -0.00738% (2023)
• Fiji — 4.57% (2023)
• Indonesia — 0.38% (2023)
• Kiribati — 32.53% (2023)
• Lao PDR — 5.26% (2023)
• Malaysia — 0.00229% (2023)
• Marshall Islands — 48.56% (2023)
• Mongolia

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 imports of goods, services and primary income)?

100.79% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2001?

It is up 69.24 percentage points from 31.54% in 2001. The highest value was 110.26% in 2022 and the lowest 24.2% in 2010.

How does Tuvalu rank?

1st highest of 118 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in net ODA received (% of imports of goods, services and primary income) unusual for Tuvalu?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.ODA.ODAT.MP.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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