Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 35.5% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
35.5%
Change on year
down 8.2%
World rank
144th
of 189 countries
All-time high
50.6%
in 2016
All-time low
0.0%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Tuvalu, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: total tax in Tuvalu is 35.5%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and up 139.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Tuvalu peaked at 50.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.
That places Tuvalu 144th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Tuvalu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 15.8% | — |
| 2012 | 14.8% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 29.7% | +100.3% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | +70.5% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | -75.0% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | +205.5% |
| 2022 | 35.5% | -8.2% |
Tuvalu compared with similar countries
- Tuvalu's 35.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.4%, 70% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Tuvalu's 35.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 50.9%, 70% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 12.7% | 50.6% | 5 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 35.5% | 38.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tuvalu
More health data for Tuvalu
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2095)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 985 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2019)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -4.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Tuvalu?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Tuvalu was 35.5% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Tuvalu?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Tuvalu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does Tuvalu rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Tuvalu ranks 144th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Tuvalu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tuvalu data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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