Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in Kiribati
Kiribati: Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 was 103.28 Percentage of GDP in 2029. ▲ Rising
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Kiribati, 2000–2029
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 103.28 Percentage of GDP for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in 2029.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Kiribati peaked at 125.55 Percentage of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66 Percentage of GDP, in 2000.
That places Kiribati 2nd out of 166 countries with data for 2029, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 66 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 101.29 Percentage of GDP | +53.5% |
| 2002 | 96.88 Percentage of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 84.42 Percentage of GDP | -12.9% |
| 2004 | 103.76 Percentage of GDP | +22.9% |
| 2005 | 95.62 Percentage of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 82.12 Percentage of GDP | -14.1% |
| 2007 | 77.3 Percentage of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 79.38 Percentage of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 74.67 Percentage of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 75.74 Percentage of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 80.86 Percentage of GDP | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 83.9 Percentage of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 77.98 Percentage of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 101.23 Percentage of GDP | +29.8% |
| 2015 | 90.95 Percentage of GDP | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 99.01 Percentage of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 92.06 Percentage of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 108.83 Percentage of GDP | +18.2% |
| 2019 | 108.26 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 101.2 Percentage of GDP | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 82.86 Percentage of GDP | -18.1% |
| 2022 | 87.28 Percentage of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 101.99 Percentage of GDP | +16.9% |
| 2024 | 125.55 Percentage of GDP | +23.1% |
| 2025 | 107.09 Percentage of GDP | -14.7% |
| 2026 | 95 Percentage of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2027 | 104.44 Percentage of GDP | +9.9% |
| 2028 | 103.38 Percentage of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2029 | 103.28 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 103.28 Percentage of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 23.21 Percentage of GDP, 4.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 103.28 Percentage of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 34.29 Percentage of GDP, 3.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.14 Percentage of GDP | 66 Percentage of GDP | 103.76 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.88 Percentage of GDP | 75.74 Percentage of GDP | 108.83 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.21 Percentage of GDP | 82.86 Percentage of GDP | 125.55 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 1 Lesotho 48.49 Percentage of GDP compare
- 1 Tuvalu 117.81 Percentage of GDP compare
- 1 Timor-Leste 74.64 Percentage of GDP compare
- 2 Croatia 44.62 Percentage of GDP compare
- 2 Micronesia 66.37 Percentage of GDP compare
- 3 Poland 47.98 Percentage of GDP compare
- 3 Nauru 77.85 Percentage of GDP compare
- 4 Marshall Islands 68.76 Percentage of GDP compare
- 4 Moldova 36 Percentage of GDP compare
- 5 Belgium 56.19 Percentage of GDP compare
- 5 Netherlands 46.7 Percentage of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Kiribati
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6343 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0577 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 147.57 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0313 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0421 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 107.75 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0384 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Kiribati?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Kiribati was 103.28 Percentage of GDP in 2029, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 125.55 Percentage of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 66 Percentage of GDP in 2000.
- How does Kiribati rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
- Kiribati ranks 2nd out of 166 countries with data for 2029.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.