Nauru

Economy

• GDP

  : 176.0 M$ (2025)

• GDP per capita

  : 14640 $ (2025)

• GDP growth

  : 2.1 % (2025)

• GDP, PPP

  : 170.8 M$ (2025)

• GDP per capita, PPP

  : 14200 $ (2025)

• Price level (relative cost of living)

  : 0.96 (2024)

• Inflation

  : -0.1 % (2012)

• Exports

  : 61.8 % (2025)

• Imports

  : 103.7 % (2025)

• Trade balance (goods and services)

  : -73.8 M$ (2025)

• Current account balance

  : 5.8 % (2024)

• Foreign direct investment

  : -3.5 % (2024)

• Poverty rate

  : 9.7 % (2012)

• Remittances received

  : 1.3 % (2024)

• Outward foreign direct investment

  : -0.8 % (2024)

Demographics

• Population

  : 12 025 (2025)

• Population growth

  : 0.7 % (2025)

• Net migration

  : -122.0 (2025)

• Population density

  : 593.8 (2023)

• Life expectancy

  : 62.3 yrs (2024)

• Fertility rate

  : 3.29 (2024)

• Birth rate

  : 24.6 (2024)

• Death rate

  : 7.57 (2024)

• Urban population

  : 100.0 % (2025)

• Rural population

  : 0.0 % (2025)

• Infant mortality (under one year)

  : 2.0 % (2023)

• Age dependency ratio

  : 69.1 % (2023)

• Share of women in the population

  : 49.1 % (2025)

• Refugee population hosted

  : 5.00 (2024)

Social

• Education expenditure

  : 5.8 % (2023)

• Health expenditure

  : 18.2 % (2023)

• Gini index

  : 32.4 (2012)

• Internet users

  : 83.0 % (2024)

• Mobile subscriptions

  : 87.2 (2022)

• Access to electricity

  : 100.0 % (2024)

• Access to basic drinking water

  : 97.8 % (2024)

• Median income

  : 6 $ (2012)

• Income share of the top 10%

  : 25.3 % (2012)

• Primary school completion

  : 89.2 % (2025)

• Mean years of schooling

  : 9.4 yrs (2023)

• Harmonised learning outcomes

  : 346.6 (2020)

• Labour force participation (ages 25-64)

  : 67.7 % (2025)

Defense

• Death rate from armed conflicts

  : 0.0 (2025)

Environment

• CO₂ per capita

  : 0.0 (2024)

• Renewable energy

  : 1.9 % (2022)

• Renewable electricity production

  : 9.8 % (2021)

• Forest area

  : 0.0 % (2023)

• Threatened bird species

  : 3.00 (2022)

• Threatened fish species

  : 20.0 (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

  : 20.0 % (2024)

• Electricity from wind

  : 0.0 % (2024)

• Greenhouse gases per capita

  : 5.21 (2024)

• Greenhouse gases (total)

  : 62 405 (2024)

• Fine particulate exposure (PM2.5)

  : 3.80 (2024)

• Forest area (absolute)

  : 0.0 (2020)

Health

• DTP3 immunization coverage

  : 99.0 % (2024)

• Measles immunization coverage

  : 98.0 % (2024)

• Under-five mortality

  : 8.30 (2024)

• Maternal mortality ratio

  : 273.0 (2023)

• Hypertension prevalence (ages 30-79)

  : 39.7 % (2019)

• Adult obesity prevalence

  : 71.0 % (2022)

• Diabetes prevalence (ages 20-79)

  : 21.8 % (2024)

• Smoking prevalence, adults (age-standardized)

  : 34.8 % (2024)

• Universal health coverage

  : 62.0 (2023)

• Physicians

  : 1.27 (2015)

• Hospital beds

  : 4.97 (2010)

• Adolescent fertility (ages 15-19)

  : 75.3 (2024)

Public finances

• Government expenditure

  : 103.6 % (2020)

• Fiscal balance

  : 15.1 % (2024)

• General government debt

  : 24.2 % (2022)

Governance

• Control of corruption

  : 0.50 (2024)

• Government effectiveness

  : 0.01 (2024)

• Political stability

  : 1.10 (2024)

• Rule of law

  : 0.25 (2024)

• Regulatory quality

  : -0.52 (2024)

• Voice and accountability

  : 0.60 (2024)

Business

• New business density

  : 15.2 (2024)

• Inward foreign direct investment (amount)

  : -5.8 M$ (2024)