Tuvalu — Country Profile

Tuvalu is a parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm in Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way from Hawaii to Australia. It covers 26 sq km. Terrain: low-lying and narrow coral atolls. Climate: tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (March to November); westerly gales and heavy rain (November to March).

Tuvalu’s GDP is $57.055 million (2023 est.) in purchasing-power-parity terms. At official exchange rates it stands at $62.28 million (2023 est.). Real GDP grew 3.9% (2023 est.). See where Tuvalu ranks among all 195 countries by GDP.

POWER --/100 — The Magna Power score is our 0–100 composite of structural national power — nine components, 135 indicators. It is the Bureau's own assessment, not a mirror of World Bank or CIA figures.

Momentum 0 — Quarterly momentum: the Bureau's read on the country's trajectory over the last quarter, from −10 (deteriorating fast) to +10 (accelerating).

A quiet quarter: no major shocks, no breakthroughs. The country's trajectory is set by structural forces larger than any single season.

The honest reading is steadiness — neither crisis nor windfall — with the long currents of demography, trade and institutions deciding more than any three months.

• What our model rewards: public debt under 47% of GDP — room to maneuver
• What drags it down: few natural resources to fall back on; life expectancy of only 69 years

Energy is the physical base of economic power — what a country can generate, move and burn decides what it can build, sell and defend.

Sources: CIA World Factbook, Energy section; Our World in Data (IEA/Ember), 2023.

Trade shows what the world buys from a country and what the country must buy from the world — the balance between the two is a direct measure of economic leverage.

Source: CIA World Factbook, Economy section.

Feleti Teo — Prime Minister. King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Governor General Tofiga Vaevalu FALANI (since 29 August 2021)

Tuvalu maintains 5 embassies and 0 consulates abroad, hosts 2 foreign diplomatic missions, holds permanent missions to UN New York. The breadth of a diplomatic network is a direct measure of diplomatic power — it shows how far a country’s influence, alliances and interests reach.

Source: Wikipedia 'List of diplomatic missions of Tuvalu' / '... in Tuvalu'

Transport networks are economic power made physical — ports, runways, railways and pipelines decide what a country can move, sell and defend.

Major airports

Funafuti International Airport (FUN) — Funafuti.

Sources: OurAirports public-domain extract (2026-10-02); per-entry Wikipedia links included; CIA World Factbook via cia_factbook snapshot (2026-09-28); theodora.com CIA mirror (CIA World Factbook Transportation section), scraped 2026-10-02

POWER --/100 Ranked #-- of 195 countries in the Magna Country Rankings. Full ranking breakdown for Tuvalu.

Historical timeline of Tuvalu

This profile covers the population, economy, natural resources, leaders, and history of Tuvalu — with the Bureau’s live national-power score of --/100, ranking #-- of 195 countries.