Kiribati vs Tuvalu: GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Kiribati
2.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Tuvalu
2.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kiribati rank
144th
Tuvalu rank
142nd

GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Kiribati
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 2.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Kiribati, a difference of 0.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Tuvalu ahead.

Kiribati ranks 144th and Tuvalu ranks 142nd of 207 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Tuvalu in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1970s 1.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.713 current LCU per US$ of GDP Tuvalu
1980s 1.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2.3 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP Tuvalu
1990s 2.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.5606 current LCU per US$ of GDP Tuvalu
2000s 2.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2.52 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3228 current LCU per US$ of GDP Tuvalu
2010s 2.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.72 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2976 current LCU per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2020s 2.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2595 current LCU per US$ of GDP Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Kiribati or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 2.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Kiribati as of 2025.
What is the difference in gni (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Kiribati and Tuvalu?
0.13 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Tuvalu?
48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
How do Kiribati and Tuvalu rank globally for gni (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Kiribati ranks 144th and Tuvalu ranks 142nd of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
208 places, 11,159 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

GNI (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.