Kiribati vs Pacific island small states: GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP

Kiribati
1.54 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Pacific island small states
1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kiribati rank
2nd
Pacific island small states rank
1st

GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Kiribati
  • Pacific island small states
00.511.52197019972025

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 1.54 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Pacific island small states, a difference of 0.52 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.5 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 2nd and Pacific island small states ranks 1st of 207 countries.

Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1970s 1.16 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.978 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1778 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
1980s 1.04 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
1990s 1.49 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4769 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2000s 1.48 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4693 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2010s 1.67 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9983 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6689 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2020s 1.58 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5611 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current us$), per unit of gdp, Kiribati or Pacific island small states?
Kiribati, at 1.54 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
What is the difference in gni (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kiribati and Pacific island small states?
0.52 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Pacific island small states?
48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
How do Kiribati and Pacific island small states rank globally for gni (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Kiribati ranks 2nd and Pacific island small states ranks 1st of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Kiribati vs Pacific island small states: GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 07 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gni-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/kiribati/pacific-island-small-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gni-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/kiribati/pacific-island-small-states/">Kiribati vs Pacific island small states: GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
255 places, 13,841 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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