Kiribati vs Tuvalu: Primary income payments

Kiribati
7.13 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Tuvalu
257,277 BoP, current US$
in 2023
Kiribati rank
197th
Tuvalu rank
198th

Primary income payments over time

  • Kiribati
  • Tuvalu
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M198220032025

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 7.13 million BoP, current US$ against 257,277 BoP, current US$ in Tuvalu, a difference of 6.87 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 27.7 times Tuvalu's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 197th and Tuvalu ranks 198th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Tuvalu Difference Ahead
2000s 3.15 million BoP, current US$ 879,515 BoP, current US$ 2.27 million BoP, current US$ Kiribati
2010s 3.49 million BoP, current US$ 1.17 million BoP, current US$ 2.32 million BoP, current US$ Kiribati
2020s 5.61 million BoP, current US$ 297,394 BoP, current US$ 5.31 million BoP, current US$ Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income payments, Kiribati or Tuvalu?
Kiribati, at 7.13 million BoP, current US$ against 257,277 BoP, current US$ in Tuvalu as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary income payments between Kiribati and Tuvalu?
6.87 million BoP, current US$, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Tuvalu?
18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Tuvalu rank globally for primary income payments?
Kiribati ranks 197th and Tuvalu ranks 198th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Primary income payments (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income payments (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
246 places, 9,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Primary income payments refer to employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments).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.