DEC alternative conversion factor in Kiribati
Kiribati: DEC alternative conversion factor was 1.55 LCU per US$ in 2025. ▲ Rising
DEC alternative conversion factor in Kiribati, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in LCU per US$.
Analysis
In 2025, dec alternative conversion factor in Kiribati stood at 1.55 LCU per US$.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dec alternative conversion factor in Kiribati peaked at 1.93 LCU per US$ in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.4261 LCU per US$, in 1974.
Kiribati ranks 152nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
DEC alternative conversion factor in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | LCU per US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.8959 LCU per US$ | — |
| 1961 | 0.8959 LCU per US$ | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.8959 LCU per US$ | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.8959 LCU per US$ | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8959 LCU per US$ | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.8959 LCU per US$ | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8971 LCU per US$ | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.8965 LCU per US$ | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 0.8977 LCU per US$ | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.8981 LCU per US$ | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8961 LCU per US$ | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.8775 LCU per US$ | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.835 LCU per US$ | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7009 LCU per US$ | -16.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4261 LCU per US$ | -39.2% |
| 1975 | 0.7639 LCU per US$ | +79.3% |
| 1976 | 0.8183 LCU per US$ | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9018 LCU per US$ | +10.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8737 LCU per US$ | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8946 LCU per US$ | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.8782 LCU per US$ | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8702 LCU per US$ | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.9859 LCU per US$ | +13.3% |
| 1983 | 1.11 LCU per US$ | +12.6% |
| 1984 | 1.14 LCU per US$ | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 1.43 LCU per US$ | +25.7% |
| 1986 | 1.5 LCU per US$ | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 1.43 LCU per US$ | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 1.28 LCU per US$ | -10.4% |
| 1989 | 1.26 LCU per US$ | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.28 LCU per US$ | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 1.28 LCU per US$ | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 1.36 LCU per US$ | +6.1% |
| 1993 | 1.47 LCU per US$ | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 1.37 LCU per US$ | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 1.35 LCU per US$ | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.28 LCU per US$ | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 1.35 LCU per US$ | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 1.59 LCU per US$ | +18.1% |
| 1999 | 1.55 LCU per US$ | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 1.72 LCU per US$ | +11.3% |
| 2001 | 1.93 LCU per US$ | +12.1% |
| 2002 | 1.84 LCU per US$ | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 1.54 LCU per US$ | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 1.36 LCU per US$ | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 1.31 LCU per US$ | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 1.33 LCU per US$ | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1.2 LCU per US$ | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 1.19 LCU per US$ | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.28 LCU per US$ | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 1.09 LCU per US$ | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9695 LCU per US$ | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9658 LCU per US$ | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.04 LCU per US$ | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 1.11 LCU per US$ | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 1.33 LCU per US$ | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 1.35 LCU per US$ | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.3 LCU per US$ | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 1.34 LCU per US$ | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.44 LCU per US$ | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 1.45 LCU per US$ | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.33 LCU per US$ | -8.4% |
| 2022 | 1.44 LCU per US$ | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 1.51 LCU per US$ | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 1.52 LCU per US$ | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 1.55 LCU per US$ | +2.4% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 1.55 LCU per US$ is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 120.33 LCU per US$, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 1.55 LCU per US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.2 LCU per US$, 37% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where DEC alternative conversion factor in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +79.3% | 0.4261 LCU per US$ | 0.7639 LCU per US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8965 LCU per US$ | 0.8959 LCU per US$ | 0.8981 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7988 LCU per US$ | 0.4261 LCU per US$ | 0.9018 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.19 LCU per US$ | 0.8702 LCU per US$ | 1.5 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.39 LCU per US$ | 1.28 LCU per US$ | 1.59 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.47 LCU per US$ | 1.19 LCU per US$ | 1.93 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 LCU per US$ | 0.9658 LCU per US$ | 1.44 LCU per US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.47 LCU per US$ | 1.33 LCU per US$ | 1.55 LCU per US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 149 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.73 LCU per US$ compare
- 150 New Zealand 1.7 LCU per US$ compare
- 151 Azerbaijan 1.7 LCU per US$ compare
- 152 Tuvalu 1.55 LCU per US$ compare
- 154 Australia 1.55 LCU per US$ compare
- 154 Nauru 1.55 LCU per US$ 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 16,114 BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.1181 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.16 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -48.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 30.49 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dec alternative conversion factor in Kiribati?
- Dec alternative conversion factor in Kiribati was 1.55 LCU per US$ in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest dec alternative conversion factor recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 LCU per US$ in 2001.
- What is the lowest dec alternative conversion factor recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4261 LCU per US$ in 1974.
- How does Kiribati rank for dec alternative conversion factor?
- Kiribati ranks 152nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is dec alternative conversion factor rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate (the price of one country’s currency in relation to another country's currency) used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.