Kiribati vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Kiribati
1.93 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kiribati rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
2nd
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Kiribati
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 1.93 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.7 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa 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 | 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$), per unit of gdp, Kiribati or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Kiribati, at 1.93 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.23 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kiribati and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 0.7 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Kiribati ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 2nd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.