Kiribati vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP

Kiribati
1.64 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kiribati rank
3rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
4th

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Kiribati
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
00.511.52200220132025

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 1.64 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.52 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.

Kiribati ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 163 countries.

Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 1.8 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6828 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2010s 1.56 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5444 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2020s 1.68 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.05 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6263 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Kiribati or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Kiribati, at 1.64 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Kiribati and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.52 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Sub-Saharan Africa?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
Kiribati ranks 3rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 8,398 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 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.