buys in the United States, at purchasing power parity
And $100 in the United States buys what $89.38 buys in Tuvalu. Prices across Tuvalu's economy average 89% of the United States', so a dollar goes 12% further in Tuvalu.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
Tuvalu
United States
Economy
Population
9,492
341.8 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$57.3 million
$30.8 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars
$6,041
$90,027
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$6,759
$90,027
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
89%
100%
A US dollar goes as far as
$1.12 in the US
$1.00 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$6.94 a day2010 survey · $2,533 a year · consumption
$72.07 a day2024 survey · $26,306 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
Tuvalu
United States
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$64.2 million
$30.8 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
1.387Australian dollar
1.000U.S. dollar
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$9,780
$88,810
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$11,000
$89,490
World Bank income groups: Tuvalu, upper middle income; United States, high income.
GDP per person at PPP· 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.