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Tuvalu
Tuvalu · TUV · Oceania
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Risk Score
Guarded→ Stable
Risk Factors
No recent events in pipeline
Overview
Tuvalu is a small, low-lying island nation in the Pacific, highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, particularly rising sea levels. Its economy is largely subsistence-based, supplemented by fishing, remittances, and revenue from its '.tv' internet domain. The nation relies heavily on international aid for development and climate adaptation.
Leadership
King Charles III
Sovereign (represented by Governor-General Tofiga Vaevalu Falani)
Government: Parliamentary democracy; constitutional monarchy
Feleti Teo
Panapasi Nelesone
Paulson Panapa
Economy
GDP
$0.1B
GDP per Capita
$6.0K
GDP Growth
+3.5%
Inflation
4.0%
Unemployment
10.0%
Subsistence agriculture and fishingGovernment servicesTourism (limited)Licensing of '.tv' domain
Trade
Key Exports
CopraFishHandicrafts
Key Imports
FoodFuelMachineryManufactured goods
Top Partners
FijiAustraliaNew ZealandChina
Headlines (8)
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)14h ago
capable missile fired into Pacific by China appears to have landed near Tuvalu
Read morePerthNow15h ago
News and politics live updates: ‘Provocation’: China missile reportedly landed near Pacific’s Nauru, Tuvalu
Read moreABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)15h ago
Federal politics live: Chinese missile test appeared to land near Nauru, Taiwan says
Read moreMoneycontrol2d ago
Australia to sign Fiji security pact, seal uranium export deal with India
Read moreSouth China Morning PostJun 23
Australia refuses release of climate fund reports for Pacific nation Tuvalu
Read moreThe Japan Times Jun 23