## Tuvalu: 2025 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Tuvalu

_IMF Staff Country Reports, September 12, 2025_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: September 12, 2025
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229024471.002

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### Macroeconomic outlook and recovery
- An economic recovery is underway, mainly driven by infrastructure projects financed by development partners.
- Structural vulnerabilities continue to constrain economic stability and growth prospects.

### Structural characteristics and vulnerabilities
- Small size and remoteness imply:
  - a narrow domestic production base
  - heavy dependency on imports
  - dominance of the public sector
- Both fiscal and external positions are significantly affected by volatile fishing license fees and grants.
- Tuvalu is highly vulnerable to climate change and natural disasters.
- Rising migration poses additional challenges to Tuvalu’s small labor force and exacerbates labor shortages and capacity constraints.

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- **1. Australia–Tuvalu Falepili Union Treaty**
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