What the United States ships to Tuvalu
U.S. goods exports to Tuvalu totaled $2.2 million in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, up 301.7% on 2024.
By U.S. goods exports, Tuvalu ranks 11th of 13 in Australia and Oceania on our list, between Tonga ($14.7 million) and Kiribati ($2.2 million).
The largest increases from 2024 to 2025 were in minimum value shipments (up $88,244), meat, poultry, etc. (up $78,582) and chemicals-fertilizers (up $24,189).
In 2025, monthly U.S. exports to Tuvalu peaked in January at $1.5 million and were lowest in March at $15,955. July to December accounted for 18.4% of the year's exports. The first quarter (January to March) was the busiest, with $1.6 million.
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| Month | U.S. exports | Share of the year |
|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | $1.485 million | 67.3% |
| February 2025 | $88,490 | 4% |
| March 2025 | $15,955 | 0.7% |
| April 2025 | $65,707 | 3% |
| May 2025 | $82,040 | 3.7% |
| June 2025 | $65,092 | 2.9% |
| July 2025 | $108,087 | 4.9% |
| August 2025 | $109,055 | 4.9% |
| September 2025 | $0 | 0% |
| October 2025 | $74,441 | 3.4% |
| November 2025 | $23,346 | 1.1% |
| December 2025 | $90,236 | 4.1% |
From 2016 to 2025, U.S. exports to Tuvalu rose from $1.1 million to $2.2 million, and U.S. imports went from $58,119 to $16,763. The biggest one-year rise in exports came in 2025, up $1.7 million (301.7%). The 10-year average was $1 million a year.
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| Year | U.S. exports | Change | U.S. imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.207 million | +301.7% | $16,763 |
| 2024 | $549,496 | +71.7% | $223,019 |
| 2023 | $319,973 | -64.9% | $631,863 |
| 2022 | $911,074 | +87.4% | $263,205 |
| 2021 | $486,042 | -71.1% | $292,356 |
| 2020 | $1.682 million | +102.1% | $65,713 |
| 2019 | $832,383 | -38.8% | $155,270 |
| 2018 | $1.359 million | +70.7% | $99,033 |
| 2017 | $796,156 | -30.1% | $207,880 |
| 2016 | $1.14 million | n/a | $58,119 |
Telecommunications equipment, meat, poultry, etc. and electric apparatus were the three largest, at 87% of the total. None of them shrank from the year before.
| Category | 2025 | Share | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telecommunications equipment | $1.187 million | 53.8% | n/a | n/a |
| Meat, poultry, etc. | $499,094 | 22.6% | $420,512 | +18.7% |
| Electric apparatus | $234,910 | 10.6% | n/a | n/a |
| Minimum value shipments | $116,263 | 5.3% | $28,019 | +314.9% |
| Apparel, household goods - textile | $96,210 | 4.4% | n/a | n/a |
| Chemicals-fertilizers | $28,104 | 1.3% | $3,915 | +617.9% |
| Chemicals-organic | $19,196 | 0.9% | n/a | n/a |
| Medicinal Equipment | $18,345 | 0.8% | n/a | n/a |
| Fish and shellfish | $8,242 | 0.4% | $2,712 | +203.9% |
The United States imported $16,763 of goods from Tuvalu in 2025, led by numismatic coins and minimum value shipments (100% together). Imports of numismatic coins were down 80.2% on 2024.
| Category | 2025 | Share | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Numismatic coins | $14,580 | 87% | $73,583 | -80.2% |
| Minimum value shipments | $2,183 | 13% | $16,169 | -86.5% |
