Kiribati vs Tuvalu: Net errors and omissions

Kiribati
-4.71 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Tuvalu
-2.81 million BoP, current US$
in 2023
Kiribati rank
98th
Tuvalu rank
95th

Net errors and omissions over time

  • Kiribati
  • Tuvalu
-20.0M020.0M40.0M197920022025

How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports -2.81 million BoP, current US$ against -4.71 million BoP, current US$ in Kiribati, a difference of 1.90 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 98th and Tuvalu ranks 95th of 197 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Tuvalu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Tuvalu Difference Ahead
2000s 3.57 million BoP, current US$ -894,344 BoP, current US$ 4.46 million BoP, current US$ Kiribati
2010s -2.92 million BoP, current US$ 3.74 million BoP, current US$ 6.66 million BoP, current US$ Tuvalu
2020s 8.36 million BoP, current US$ 907,251 BoP, current US$ 7.45 million BoP, current US$ Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net errors and omissions, Kiribati or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at -2.81 million BoP, current US$ against -4.71 million BoP, current US$ in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in net errors and omissions between Kiribati and Tuvalu?
1.90 million BoP, current US$, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Tuvalu?
18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Tuvalu rank globally for net errors and omissions?
Kiribati ranks 98th and Tuvalu ranks 95th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net errors and omissions (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net errors and omissions (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
199 places, 7,770 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that accounts in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. Net errors and omissions are derived as the balance on the financial account minus the balances on the current and capital accounts. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.