Kiribati vs Vanuatu: Personal transfers, receipts

Kiribati
9.76 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Vanuatu
8.55 million BoP, current US$
in 2022
Kiribati rank
160th
Vanuatu rank
162nd

Personal transfers, receipts over time

  • Kiribati
  • Vanuatu
05.0M10.0M15.0M198220032025

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 9.76 million BoP, current US$ against 8.55 million BoP, current US$ in Vanuatu, a difference of 1.21 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Kiribati ranks 160th and Vanuatu ranks 162nd of 176 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 1.99 million BoP, current US$ 6.80 million BoP, current US$ 4.80 million BoP, current US$ Vanuatu
1990s 2.61 million BoP, current US$ 6.27 million BoP, current US$ 3.66 million BoP, current US$ Vanuatu
2000s 3.06 million BoP, current US$ 360,743 BoP, current US$ 2.70 million BoP, current US$ Kiribati
2010s 5.23 million BoP, current US$ 861,231 BoP, current US$ 4.37 million BoP, current US$ Kiribati
2020s 7.52 million BoP, current US$ 6.75 million BoP, current US$ 773,043 BoP, current US$ Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal transfers, receipts, Kiribati or Vanuatu?
Kiribati, at 9.76 million BoP, current US$ against 8.55 million BoP, current US$ in Vanuatu as of 2025.
What is the difference in personal transfers, receipts between Kiribati and Vanuatu?
1.21 million BoP, current US$, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Vanuatu?
27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
How do Kiribati and Vanuatu rank globally for personal transfers, receipts?
Kiribati ranks 160th and Vanuatu ranks 162nd of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Personal transfers, receipts (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
219 places, 6,238 data points, 1968–2025
Last refreshed

Personal transfers are current transfers, in cash or in kind, received by resident households from non-resident households. 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.