Kiribati vs Maldives: Current account balance as a share of GDP
Kiribati
-19.3%
in 2024
Maldives
-18.7%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
183rd
Maldives rank
181st
Current account balance as a share of GDP over time
- Kiribati
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports -18.7% against -19.3% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 183rd and Maldives ranks 181st of 193 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -6.5% | -17.5% | 11.0% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 15.9% | -14.0% | 30.0% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 1.2% | -20.2% | 21.5% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance as a share of gdp, Kiribati or Maldives?
- Maldives, at -18.7% against -19.3% in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current account balance as a share of gdp between Kiribati and Maldives?
- 0.6%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Maldives?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Maldives rank globally for current account balance as a share of gdp?
- Kiribati ranks 183rd and Maldives ranks 181st of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data, published as Current account balance as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%).