Kiribati

Economy

• GDP

  : 349.2 M$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 2559 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 4.2 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 537.3 M$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 3937 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.62 (2024)

• Inflation

  : 2.5 % (2024)

• Exports

  : 4.5 % (2024)

• Imports

  : 97.6 % (2024)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : -319.4 M$ (2024)

• Current account balance

  : -17.6 % (2025)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 1.2 % (2025)

• Poverty rate

  : 0.9 % (2023)

• Agriculture

  : 23.2 % (2024)

• Industry

  : 11.8 % (2024)

• Services

  : 70.3 % (2024)

• Remittances received

  : 6.5 % (2025)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 0.0 % (2025)

Demographics

• Population

  : 136 488 (2025)

• Population growth

  : 1.5 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : -462.0 (2025)

• Population density

  : 163.6 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 66.6 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 3.12 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 25.3 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 7.06 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 63.4 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 36.6 % (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 4.3 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 64.1 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 51.4 % (2025)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 16.4 % (2023)

• Health expenditure

  : 10.9 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 24.7 (2023)

• Internet users

  : 89.4 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 53.5 (2024)

• Access to electricity

  : 97.7 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 79.1 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 8 $ (2023)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 20.9 % (2023)

• Primary school completion

  : 94.4 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 9.1 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 411.5 (2020)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 57.0 % (2025)

• Gender pay gap

  : -3.4 % (2023)

Defense

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.0 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 0.59 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 41.9 % (2022)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 16.4 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 107.8 (2007)

• Forest area

  : 1.5 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 6.00 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 24.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 2.00 (2022)

• Electricity from coal

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from gas

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from hydropower

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from nuclear

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from solar

  : 25.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from wind

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 0.75 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 100 907 (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 3.70 (2024)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 1.18 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 94.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 79.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 53.1 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 80.0 (2023)

• Non-communicable disease mortality (ages 30-70)

  : 44.1 % (2021)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 43.8 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 55.6 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 24.6 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 37.7 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 51.0 (2023)

• Physicians

  : 0.19 (2013)

• Hospital beds

  : 1.86 (2016)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 44.0 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 83.7 % (2023)

• Fiscal balance

  : -1.4 % (2023)

• General government debt

  : 15.2 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : -19.6 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : 0.37 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : -0.43 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 7.12 (2012)

• Political stability

  : 1.24 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : 0.79 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : -0.50 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : 0.97 (2024)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 29.0 % (2024)

• New business density

  : 0.03 (2018)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 4.2 M$ (2025)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 103.8 % (2024)

• Gross national savings

  : 12.9 % (2024)