Kiribati
- Capital
- Tarawa
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 136,000 (2025)
At a glance
- Prices in Kiribati rose 6.5% in 2025, faster than in most countries.
- Kiribati's economy grew 4.2% in 2025, faster than most economies.
- Output per person in Kiribati was US$2,559 in 2025, lower than in most countries.
- Kiribati had 136,000 people in 2025: about less than 0.1% of everyone on Earth, the 187th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
- Kiribati had a current account deficit of 15.2% of GDP in 2025, lower than in most countries.
Inflation
2025Consumer prices, change over the year (yearly average)
Since 2007
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| Year | Kiribati | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.5% | 3.0% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | 5.7% |
| 2022 | 5.4% | 8.0% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | 3.5% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | 1.9% |
| 2019 | −1.8% | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | 1.6% |
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | Kiribati | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.2% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 8.4% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | −1.3% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 3.4% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Kiribati | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$2,559 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$2,551 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$2,201 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$2,079 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$2,224 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$1,752 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$1,750 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$1,916 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$1,854 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$1,743 | US$5,982 |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Kiribati |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 136,000 |
| 2024 | 135,000 |
| 2023 | 133,000 |
| 2022 | 130,000 |
| 2021 | 128,000 |
| 2020 | 126,000 |
| 2019 | 124,000 |
| 2018 | 122,000 |
| 2017 | 120,000 |
| 2016 | 118,000 |
Current account balance, % of GDP
Since 2006
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| Year | Kiribati | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | −15.2% | −0.8% |
| 2024 | −17.4% | −1.3% |
| 2023 | −1.8% | −1.2% |
| 2022 | −12.0% | −3.0% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | −2.4% |
| 2020 | 32.3% | −1.7% |
| 2019 | 40.0% | −2.1% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | −2.9% |
| 2017 | 31.6% | −2.1% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | −2.8% |
No recent World Bank figure for Kiribati: unemployment, government debt.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Kiribati since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Inflation: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics; Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices; Current account balance: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics, with World Bank and OECD data. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.