Kiribati vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP

Kiribati
1.93 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kiribati rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
2nd

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

  • Kiribati
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 1.93 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.7 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Kiribati ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 1.69 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6292 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2010s 1.73 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6633 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2020s 1.83 current US$ per US$ of GDP 1.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7379 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, Kiribati or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Kiribati, at 1.93 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kiribati and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.7 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Kiribati ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 2nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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 (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
229 places, 10,825 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (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.