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Kiribati

KI ยท KIR ยท #171 ยท 5 cities

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2025)
$3,937
GDP (2025)
$349.0M
GDP growth (2025)
4.3% โ†“
Inflation (2025)
6.5% โ†‘
Population (2025)
129.0K
Population growth (2025)
1.5% โ†“
Gini index (2023)
24.7
Government debt (2025)
8.0% of GDP
Current account (2025)
-18.8% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
$4.2M
Life expectancy (2024)
66.6 yrs
Health spending (2023)
11.0% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
89.4%
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
53.5/100
Trade openness (2024)
102.1% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
1.55/USD
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent observed data: 2025.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

Unemployment data not available.

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2025)
8.0% of GDP
Current account (2025)
-18.8% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
$4.2M

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2023)
0.25
Assessment
Low inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2018)
0.03/1k
Tax revenue (2023)
17.5% of GDP
Services sector (2024)
70.3% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2013)
13.7
Bank branches per 100k (2013)
5.5
ICT service exports (2014)
2.9%
Goods and services tax (2023)
13.4%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $480.0M $4,919 2.1% 1.8% No data for this year 142.0K No data for this year 37.7% -14.8% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2030 * $464.0M $4,427 2.1% 2.0% No data for this year 140.0K No data for this year 33.2% -14.9% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2029 * $447.0M $4,314 2.2% 2.0% No data for this year 138.0K No data for this year 28.6% -15.2% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2028 * $431.0M $4,229 2.2% 2.5% No data for this year 135.0K No data for this year 21.2% -15.7% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2027 * $417.0M $4,121 2.4% 3.1% No data for this year 133.0K No data for this year 15.8% -16.8% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2026 * $401.0M $3,997 3.1% 4.5% No data for this year 131.0K No data for this year 7.7% -17.7% No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year
2025 $349.0M $3,937 4.3% 6.5% No data for this year 129.0K No data for this year 8.0% -18.8% $4.2M No data for this year No data for this year No data for this year 1.55
2024 $343.0M $3,728 4.6% 2.5% No data for this year 127.0K No data for this year 8.9% -17.4% $8.1M 66.6 No data for this year 89.4% 1.52
2023 $292.0M $3,527 3.3% 9.3% No data for this year 125.0K 24.7 11.3% -1.8% $5.1M 66.5 11.0% 88.0% 1.51
2022 $272.0M $3,350 5.0% 5.3% No data for this year 123.0K No data for this year 16.2% -12.0% $4.3M 66.3 10.5% 85.0% 1.44
2021 $286.0M $3,024 8.6% 2.1% No data for this year 121.0K No data for this year 17.3% 7.1% $1.0M 64.2 11.8% 67.1% 1.33
2020 $222.0M $2,715 -1.5% 2.6% No data for this year 119.0K No data for this year 21.0% 32.2% $2.6M 65.2 13.7% 53.0% 1.45
2019 $234.0M $2,762 3.3% -1.8% No data for this year 118.0K 27.8 18.5% 37.2% -$558,281 65.9 10.2% 41.8% 1.44
2018 $234.0M $2,669 3.5% 0.6% No data for this year 116.0K No data for this year 19.0% 32.6% -$1.1M 65.8 10.9% 33.0% 1.34
2017 $223.0M $2,561 3.7% 0.4% No data for this year 114.0K No data for this year 20.2% 31.6% $784,797 65.8 9.7% 25.3% 1.30
2016 $207.0M $2,463 7.1% 1.9% No data for this year 112.0K No data for this year 21.2% 9.3% $1.8M 65.8 9.0% 19.4% 1.35
2015 $192.0M $2,311 11.3% 0.6% No data for this year 110.0K No data for this year 18.8% 29.3% -$819,824 65.8 7.2% 14.9% 1.33
2014 $201.0M $2,084 1.3% 2.1% No data for this year 109.0K No data for this year 9.0% 27.9% $2.6M 65.9 9.0% 12.3% 1.11
2013 $202.0M $2,049 7.7% -1.5% No data for this year 107.0K No data for this year 8.9% -5.0% $838,138 65.9 8.7% 11.5% 1.04
2012 $207.0M $1,896 5.8% -3.0% No data for this year 106.0K No data for this year 8.1% 1.7% -$2.4M 65.9 8.0% 10.8% 0.97
2011 $196.0M $1,786 3.3% 1.5% No data for this year 104.0K No data for this year 8.8% -8.8% -$348,738 65.9 8.0% 10.0% 0.97
2010 $166.0M $1,724 1.2% -3.9% No data for this year 103.0K No data for this year 9.4% 0.1% -$6.6M 65.9 8.8% 9.1% 1.09
2009 $142.0M $1,718 0.5% 9.8% No data for this year 101.0K No data for this year 10.3% -11.6% $5.0M 65.8 12.7% 9.0% 1.28
2008 $150.0M $1,735 -3.0% 13.7% No data for this year 99.0K No data for this year 13.9% -3.5% -$1.3M 65.8 13.5% 7.0% 1.19
2007 $138.0M $1,792 3.1% 3.6% No data for this year 97.0K No data for this year 11.1% -1.8% $1.2M 65.7 11.0% 6.0% 1.20
2006 $112.0M $1,728 5.8% -1.0% No data for this year 95.0K 37.0 12.9% -8.6% $568,433 65.6 11.3% 4.5% 1.33
2005 $114.0M $1,617 1.3% -0.4% No data for this year 93.0K No data for this year 12.1% -25.0% $2.6M 65.5 11.4% 4.0% 1.31
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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