Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 20,840 % in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Tuvalu, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Tuvalu is 20,840 %, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 113.9% on the previous year and up 10,532.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Tuvalu peaked at 20,840 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16 %, in 2015.
That places Tuvalu 1st out of 181 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 214 % | — |
| 2001 | 196 % | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 238 % | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 246 % | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 252 % | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 206 % | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 255 % | +23.8% |
| 2007 | 423 % | +65.9% |
| 2008 | 1,384 % | +227.2% |
| 2009 | 1,200 % | -13.3% |
| 2010 | 1,277 % | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 1,401 % | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 196 % | -86.0% |
| 2013 | 36 % | -81.6% |
| 2014 | 18 % | -50.0% |
| 2015 | 16 % | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 28 % | +75.0% |
| 2017 | 161 % | +475.0% |
| 2018 | 5,118 % | +3078.9% |
| 2019 | 5,631 % | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 7,879 % | +39.9% |
| 2021 | 9,741 % | +23.6% |
| 2022 | 20,840 % | +113.9% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 20,840 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14 %, 1488.6× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 20,840 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10 %, 2084.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Tuvalu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +3078.9% | 161 % | 5,118 % |
| 2017 | +475.0% | 28 % | 161 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 461.4 % | 196 % | 1,384 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,388 % | 16 % | 5,631 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,820 % | 7,879 % | 20,840 % | 3 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
- 1 Cabo Verde 489 % compare
- 1 Polynesia 312 % compare
- 2 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 136 % compare
- 2 Tonga 715 % compare
- 2 Caribbean 40 % compare
- 3 Antigua and Barbuda 661 % compare
- 3 Micronesia 123 % compare
- 4 Timor-Leste 88 % compare
- 4 Yemen 508 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Tuvalu
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 534.44 current US$ per person (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1594 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -17.15 % change on previous year (2015)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3456 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 34.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2008)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.86 million current US$ (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 15.9% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Tuvalu?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Tuvalu was 20,840 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 20,840 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 % in 2015.
- How does Tuvalu rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Tuvalu ranks 1st out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10,532.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.