ECONDEX

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

Marshall Islands

East Asia & Pacific. Upper middle income. Capital: Majuro. Population 36,282 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
3,798 5,690 7,581 1995 2025 7,660
GDP growth (%)
−9.9 0.1 10.0 1995 2025 2.3
Life expectancy at birth (years)
62.6 64.8 67.0 1995 2024 67.1

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 $ 7,660 2025 +1,242 +2,990 145 of 199
GDP growth% 2.3% 2025 +5.1 pp +0.4 pp 137 of 209
GDP per person growth% 5.9% 2025 +5.7 pp +1.9 pp 17 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 9,710 2025 +3,100 +4,730 95 of 201
Trade% of GDP 115.9% 2025 +8.1 pp −22.6 pp 44 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 1.0% 2025 −0.2 pp +4.0 pp 138 of 195
Central government debt% of GDP 41.6% 2019 * −7.8 pp −30.3 pp –

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 36,282 2025 −6,424 −12,518 212 of 217
Population growth% annual −3.4% 2025 −0.4 pp −1.4 pp 216 of 217
Urban population% of total 79.1% 2025 +1.8 pp +3.6 pp 64 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 67.1 2024 +1.0 +2.0 178 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 22.7 2024 −3.5 −7.4 63 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 13.4% 2023 −1.1 pp +1.3 pp 5 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 95.8% 2021 – −2.5 pp 28 of 86
Government spending on education% of GDP 7.7% 2022 −2.2 pp – 7 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 65.9% 2024 +16.2 pp +49.1 pp 131 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 97.2% 2024 +0.4 pp +5.7 pp 145 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 35.5 2019 * – – –
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 2.1% 2019 * – – –

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 12.2% 2022 +0.2 pp +0.2 pp 131 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) 6,095 +1.7 17,730 13,961 919 +5.1% 16% 10%
GDP growth 2.0% +0.1 3.2% 3.6% 4.4 – – –
GDP per person growth 5.0% +0.2 3.2% 3.4% 4.4 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 6,554 +2.6 7,775 7,690 1,223 +6.9% 27% 18%
Trade 125.4% −0.7 79.8% 98.8% 12.8 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 1.2% 0.0 2.4% 2.1% 2.9 – – –
Central government debt 53.9% −1.3 – – 9.3 – – –
Population 43,286 −1.8 6,549,143 1,418,517 3,832 −2.9% 1% 2%
Population growth −2.8% −1.4 0.5% 0.6% 0.4 – – –
Urban population 77.1% +1.8 65.4% 65.4% 1.1 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 65.8 +2.1 74.5 73.0 0.6 – – –
Infant mortality 26.7 −1.8 11.2 13.9 2.3 – – –
Health spending 13.3% +0.1 6.2% 5.9% 1.3 – – –
Internet users 44.7% +1.2 82.0% 84.6% 18.2 – – –
Access to electricity 96.0% +0.3 100.0% 100.0% 3.4 – – –
Renewable energy 12.1% +0.8 13.8% 11.4% 0.2 – – –

Compare Marshall Islands with other countries