ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Micronesia, Fed. Sts.

East Asia & Pacific. Upper middle income. Capital: Palikir. Population 113,683 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
3,317 3,635 3,952 1995 2025 3,935
GDP growth (%)
−5.9 0.4 6.7 1995 2025 1.1
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
−0.8 3.7 8.2 2000 2022 5.4
Life expectancy at birth (years)
64.0 65.6 67.3 1995 2024 67.4

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 3,935 2025 +73 +195 170 of 199
GDP growth% 1.1% 2025 +3.1 pp −3.3 pp 170 of 209
GDP per person growth% 0.6% 2025 +3.2 pp −3.5 pp 161 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 4,760 2025 +690 +1,300 131 of 201
Trade% of GDP 93.1% 2025 −0.8 pp −13.3 pp 75 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 6.4% 2014 * – – –
Central government debt% of GDP 27.8% 2020 * −2.6 pp +3.2 pp –

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 5.4% 2022 +4.8 pp +0.4 pp 40 of 180

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 113,683 2025 +2,767 +4,967 190 of 217
Population growth% annual 0.5% 2025 −0.1 pp +0.2 pp 142 of 217
Urban population% of total 22.5% 2025 +0.1 pp +0.2 pp 208 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 67.4 2024 +1.2 +2.1 174 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 20.3 2024 −3.4 −7.1 68 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 12.9% 2023 +0.9 pp +0.7 pp 7 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Government spending on education% of GDP 11.6% 2020 * −0.8 pp −0.2 pp –

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 39.5% 2024 +1.6 pp +9.9 pp 158 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 88.9% 2024 +8.8 pp +17.7 pp 164 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 40.1 2013 * – −2.3 –
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 26.1% 2013 * – +10.3 pp –

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 2.0% 2022 +0.3 pp +0.6 pp 180 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 3,854 +1.1 17,730 13,961 73 +0.5% 8% 8%
GDP growth 1.3% −0.1 3.2% 3.6% 2.4 – – –
GDP per person growth 0.9% −0.1 3.2% 3.4% 2.4 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 3,850 +2.3 7,775 7,690 400 +3.2% 13% 13%
Trade 100.2% −1.2 79.8% 98.8% 5.9 – – –
Central government debt 26.3% +0.6 – – 2.7 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 1.4% +2.3 3.3% 2.1% 1.7 – – –
Population 110,791 +1.9 6,549,143 1,418,517 1,544 +0.5% 4% 4%
Population growth 0.4% +0.3 0.5% 0.6% 0.1 – – –
Urban population 22.4% +2.2 65.4% 65.4% 0.0 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 66.0 +2.1 74.5 73.0 0.6 – – –
Infant mortality 24.1 −1.7 11.2 13.9 2.2 – – –
Health spending 12.2% +1.2 6.2% 5.9% 0.6 – – –
Government spending on education 12.0% −0.4 – – 1.2 – – –
Internet users 35.8% +1.0 82.0% 84.6% 3.6 – – –
Access to electricity 79.2% +1.8 100.0% 100.0% 5.3 – – –
Renewable energy 1.8% +0.9 13.8% 11.4% 0.3 – – –

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