Kiribati vs Marshall Islands: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Kiribati
98.1%
in 2024
Marshall Islands
71.6%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
1st
Marshall Islands rank
2nd
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 98.1% against 71.6% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 26.5%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.4 times Marshall Islands's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 1st and Marshall Islands ranks 2nd of 151 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.4% | 51.4% | 23.0% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 86.1% | 61.9% | 24.2% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 57.5% | 34.4% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 93.4% | 69.1% | 24.4% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita, Kiribati or Marshall Islands?
- Kiribati, at 98.1% against 71.6% in Marshall Islands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita between Kiribati and Marshall Islands?
- 26.5%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Marshall Islands?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Marshall Islands rank globally for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 1st and Marshall Islands ranks 2nd of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.