ECONDEX

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

Naoero

East Asia & Pacific. High income. Capital: Yaren District. Population 12,025 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
6,275 10,237 14,199 1995 2025 12,135
GDP growth (%)
−21.1 1.1 23.4 1995 2025 2.1
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
−0.1 0.1 0.3 2011 2012 −0.1
Life expectancy at birth (years)
59.4 60.8 62.2 1995 2024 62.3

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 $ 12,135 2025 +829 +863 125 of 199
GDP growth% 2.1% 2025 +0.6 pp −1.3 pp 139 of 209
GDP per person growth% 1.5% 2025 +0.4 pp +0.1 pp 132 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 20,690 2025 +3,510 +8,470 65 of 201
Trade% of GDP 165.4% 2025 +30.5 pp −34.6 pp 14 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 0.0% 2025 +2.7 pp 0.0 pp 179 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual −0.1% 2012 * – – –

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 12,025 2025 +382 +1,071 216 of 217
Population growth% annual 0.7% 2025 +0.2 pp −1.3 pp 126 of 217
Urban population% of total 100.0% 2025 0.0 pp 0.0 pp 7 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 62.3 2024 +0.9 +1.4 203 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 7.7 2024 −3.4 −10.0 130 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 18.2% 2023 +7.1 pp +8.6 pp 2 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Adult literacy rate% of people aged 15+ 96.6% 2023 – – 24 of 86
Government spending on education% of GDP 5.8% 2023 +0.7 pp +1.3 pp 29 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 83.0% 2024 +8.3 pp – 90 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 100.0% 2024 0.0 pp +0.5 pp 64 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 32.4 2012 * – – –
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 9.7% 2012 * – – –

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 1.9% 2022 +1.3 pp +1.8 pp 181 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) 11,428 +1.2 49,305 13,961 585 +0.7% 25% 25%
GDP growth 1.9% +0.1 2.2% 3.6% 4.4 – – –
GDP per person growth 0.8% +0.2 1.7% 3.4% 4.4 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 16,578 +0.9 37,020 7,690 4,430 +5.4% 57% 45%
Trade 151.1% +0.7 100.6% 98.8% 21.4 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 0.2% −0.1 2.1% 2.1% 3.8 – – –
Population 11,547 +1.5 2,930,494 1,418,517 322 +0.9% 0% 0%
Population growth 1.1% −0.8 0.4% 0.6% 0.5 – – –
Urban population 100.0% – 81.3% 65.4% 0.0 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 61.3 +2.2 81.3 73.0 0.4 – – –
Infant mortality 12.2 −1.4 3.6 13.9 3.3 – – –
Health spending 11.7% +2.4 8.0% 5.9% 2.8 – – –
Government spending on education 5.5% +0.4 4.5% 4.2% 0.7 – – –
Internet users 76.9% +0.8 93.5% 84.6% 7.8 – – –
Access to electricity 99.8% +0.7 100.0% 100.0% 0.3 – – –
Renewable energy 0.5% +2.5 11.4% 11.4% 0.6 – – –

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