ECONDEX

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

Kiribati

East Asia & Pacific. Lower middle income. Capital: Tarawa. Population 136,488 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
2,145 2,742 3,339 1995 2025 3,364
GDP growth (%)
−3.6 3.7 11.0 1995 2025 4.2
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
−3.5 4.9 13.3 2007 2025 6.5
Life expectancy at birth (years)
63.2 64.9 66.5 1995 2024 66.6

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 $ 3,364 2025 +525 +748 177 of 199
GDP growth% 4.2% 2025 +5.5 pp −7.0 pp 73 of 209
GDP per person growth% 2.7% 2025 +5.7 pp −7.1 pp 93 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 3,930 2025 +860 +440 141 of 201
Trade% of GDP 102.1% 2024 +3.8 pp −2.1 pp 59 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 1.2% 2025 0.0 pp +1.6 pp 134 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 6.5% 2025 +4.0 pp +5.9 pp 36 of 180

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 136,488 2025 +10,389 +19,673 187 of 217
Population growth% annual 1.5% 2025 −0.3 pp +0.2 pp 73 of 217
Urban population% of total 63.4% 2025 +5.0 pp +12.4 pp 114 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 66.6 2024 +0.7 +0.7 180 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 38.8 2024 −4.1 −3.4 28 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 10.9% 2023 0.0 pp +2.2 pp 17 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 98.6% 2020 * – – –
Government spending on education% of GDP 16.4% 2023 +3.5 pp +4.3 pp 1 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 89.4% 2024 +47.6 pp +77.2 pp 62 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 97.7% 2024 +8.4 pp +14.3 pp 144 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 24.7 2023 −3.1 – 82 of 85
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 0.9% 2023 −5.2 pp – 46 of 85

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 41.9% 2022 −0.6 pp −6.8 pp 58 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) 2,944 +2.1 6,095 13,961 204 +2.6% 7% 6%
GDP growth 4.9% −0.2 4.3% 3.6% 3.4 – – –
GDP per person growth 3.3% −0.2 2.7% 3.4% 3.4 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 3,329 +2.4 2,750 7,690 252 +1.2% 11% 13%
Trade 97.4% +0.4 69.0% 98.8% 13.6 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 0.7% +0.5 1.9% 2.1% 1.0 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 2.3% +1.4 3.6% 2.1% 3.1 – – –
Population 125,357 +1.8 12,348,573 1,418,517 6,056 +1.6% 5% 4%
Population growth 1.5% −0.6 1.7% 0.6% 0.1 – – –
Urban population 56.9% +1.5 50.9% 65.4% 4.2 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 65.7 +1.4 67.9 73.0 0.6 – – –
Infant mortality 42.1 −3.0 28.7 13.9 1.1 – – –
Health spending 10.1% +0.5 4.5% 5.9% 1.8 – – –
Government spending on education 13.0% +1.9 4.0% 4.2% 1.8 – – –
Internet users 44.0% +1.6 57.9% 84.6% 28.2 – – –
Access to electricity 90.3% +1.9 88.7% 100.0% 3.9 – – –
Renewable energy 45.0% −1.1 42.5% 11.4% 2.9 – – –

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