Marshall Islands

Economy

• GDP

  : 308.0 M$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 8489 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 2.3 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 325.2 M$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 8964 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.94 (2024)

• Exports

  : 36.0 % (2025)

• Imports

  : 79.9 % (2025)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : -135.0 M$ (2025)

• Current account balance

  : 21.9 % (2024)

• Foreign direct investment

  : 4.7 % (2024)

• Poverty rate

  : 2.1 % (2019)

• Agriculture

  : 19.9 % (2024)

• Industry

  : 13.4 % (2024)

• Services

  : 68.2 % (2024)

• Remittances received

  : 23.5 % (2024)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : 2.1 % (2006)

Demographics

• Population

  : 36 282 (2025)

• Population growth

  : -3.4 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : -1 698 (2025)

• Population density

  : 215.7 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 67.1 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 2.86 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 20.1 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 7.13 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 79.1 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 20.9 % (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 2.2 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 64.2 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 48.8 % (2025)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 7.7 % (2022)

• Health expenditure

  : 13.4 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 35.5 (2019)

• Internet users

  : 65.9 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 39.7 (2022)

• Access to electricity

  : 97.2 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 87.4 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 10 $ (2019)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 27.5 % (2019)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 11.6 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 375.0 (2020)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 47.5 % (2025)

• Gender pay gap

  : -13.1 % (2019)

Defense

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.0 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 0.00 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 12.2 % (2022)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 2.4 % (2021)

• Energy consumption

  : 615.0 (2007)

• Forest area

  : 52.2 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 5.00 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 27.0 (2022)

• Threatened mammal species

  : 1.00 (2022)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 2.80 (2024)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 9.40 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 85.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 88.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 26.7 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 155.0 (2023)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 32.9 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 54.8 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 25.7 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 29.9 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 66.0 (2023)

• Physicians

  : 0.47 (2012)

• Hospital beds

  : 2.80 (2010)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 71.3 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 59.4 % (2020)

• Fiscal balance

  : 5.0 % (2020)

• General government debt

  : 19.2 % (2022)

• Primary balance

  : 0.9 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : 0.39 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : -0.29 (2024)

• Intentional homicides

  : 4.19 (1994)

• Political stability

  : 1.28 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : 0.84 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : -0.69 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : 0.95 (2024)

Business

• Investment (gross fixed capital formation)

  : 22.9 % (2024)

• New business density

  : 0.20 (2022)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : 13.4 M$ (2024)

Consumption

• Household consumption

  : 69.5 % (2024)

• Gross national savings

  : 38.1 % (2024)