Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Kiribati
Kiribati: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 1.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Kiribati, 1979–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 1.2% for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 49.4% on the previous year and up 378.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Kiribati peaked at 3.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, -4.0%, in 2010.
Kiribati ranks 141st of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.0% | — |
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | -2.9% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | — |
| 1986 | 0.4% | -51.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | +81.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7% | -9.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5% | -28.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | +71.3% |
| 1991 | 1.0% | +26.4% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -36.2% |
| 1993 | -1.3% | -297.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -149.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +16.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +65.0% |
| 2001 | -0.4% | -143.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -179.4% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +108.8% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +168.9% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +21.9% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -77.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +65.1% |
| 2008 | -0.9% | -203.2% |
| 2009 | 3.6% | -513.3% |
| 2010 | -4.0% | -212.0% |
| 2011 | -0.2% | -95.5% |
| 2012 | -1.2% | +547.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -136.0% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +216.3% |
| 2015 | -0.4% | -132.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -304.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -59.8% |
| 2018 | -0.5% | -239.1% |
| 2019 | -0.3% | -47.4% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -561.5% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -69.6% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | +335.8% |
| 2023 | 1.8% | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 2.4% | +34.3% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | -49.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | -2.9% | 0.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5% | -1.3% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | -0.9% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4% | -4.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.4% | 2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 138 United States of America 1.3% compare
- 139 Bermuda 1.3% compare
- 140 Guinea-Bissau 1.2% compare
- 142 Syrian Arab Republic 1.2% compare
- 143 Zimbabwe 1.1% compare
- 144 Burundi 1.0% 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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -8.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.0684 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 174.57 current LCU per person (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -20.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.0338 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 86.35 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 38.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2904 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Kiribati?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Kiribati was 1.2% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 3.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.0% in 2010.
- How does Kiribati rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Kiribati ranks 141st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 378.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.