Tuvalu (formerly Ellice Islands) Economy - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

GNP: $4 million (1984), $450 per capita

Agriculture: limited; coconut palms, copra

Major industry: copra

Electric power: 2,600 kW capacity (1985); 3 million kWh produced (1985), 375 kWh per capita

Exports: copra—$26,789 (1981)

Imports: $2.8 million (1981); food and mineral fuels

Major trade partners: UK, Australia

Aid: economic commitments—$4.2 million (1983); Western (non-US) countries, ODA (1970-79), $22 million

Budget: (1983 est.) revenues, $2.59 million; expenditures, $3.6 million

Monetary conversion rate: 1.44 Australian dollars=US$l (6 February 1986)

NOTE: The information regarding Tuvalu (formerly Ellice Islands) on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tuvalu (formerly Ellice Islands) 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tuvalu (formerly Ellice Islands) 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.