Nauru
World Bank name: Naoero
- Capital
- Yaren District
- Region
- East Asia & Pacific
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 12,000 (2025)
At a glance
- Nauru's economy grew 2.1% in 2025, slower than most economies.
- Output per person in Nauru was US$14,640 in 2025, higher than in most countries.
- Nauru had 12,000 people in 2025: about less than 0.1% of everyone on Earth, the 216th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
- Nauru had a current account surplus of 5.8% of GDP in 2024, higher than in most countries.
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | Nauru | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.1% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | −0.7% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | −0.9% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | −6.4% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 4.1% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Nauru | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$14,640 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$14,048 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$13,603 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$15,310 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$12,748 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$10,709 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$10,802 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$11,414 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$9,657 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$8,748 | US$5,982 |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Nauru |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 12,000 |
| 2024 | 12,000 |
| 2023 | 12,000 |
| 2022 | 12,000 |
| 2021 | 12,000 |
| 2020 | 12,000 |
| 2019 | 12,000 |
| 2018 | 11,000 |
| 2017 | 11,000 |
| 2016 | 11,000 |
Current account balance, % of GDP
Since 2008
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| Year | Nauru | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.8% | −1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | −1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | −3.0% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | −2.4% |
| 2020 | 2.6% | −1.7% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | −2.1% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | −2.9% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | −2.1% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | −2.8% |
| 2015 | −19.7% | −2.8% |
No recent World Bank figure for Nauru: inflation, 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 Nauru since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: 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.