GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita was 2,109 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Kiribati, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Kiribati is 2,109 constant 2015 US$ per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Kiribati peaked at 2,816 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1,283 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 1991.
Kiribati ranks 161st of 210 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1,474 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 1,412 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 1,553 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 1,845 constant 2015 US$ per person | +18.8% |
| 1974 | 2,663 constant 2015 US$ per person | +44.4% |
| 1975 | 2,816 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 2,074 constant 2015 US$ per person | -26.4% |
| 1977 | 1,991 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 2,026 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 1,782 constant 2015 US$ per person | -12.0% |
| 1980 | 1,734 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 1,812 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 1,763 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 1,565 constant 2015 US$ per person | -11.2% |
| 1984 | 1,754 constant 2015 US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 1985 | 1,493 constant 2015 US$ per person | -14.9% |
| 1986 | 1,423 constant 2015 US$ per person | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 1,406 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 1,676 constant 2015 US$ per person | +19.2% |
| 1989 | 1,517 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.5% |
| 1990 | 1,388 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 1,283 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 1,565 constant 2015 US$ per person | +21.9% |
| 1993 | 1,539 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 1,548 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1,566 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 1,539 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 1,529 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 1,569 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 1,482 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 1,556 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 1,478 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 1,468 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 1,416 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 1,379 constant 2015 US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 1,369 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1,419 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 1,433 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1,362 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 1,340 constant 2015 US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1,329 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 1,348 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1,406 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 1,493 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 1,493 constant 2015 US$ per person | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,640 constant 2015 US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 1,731 constant 2015 US$ per person | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 1,769 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 1,802 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1,834 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1,780 constant 2015 US$ per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 1,896 constant 2015 US$ per person | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 1,960 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 1,990 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 2,053 constant 2015 US$ per person | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 2,109 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.7% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 2,109 constant 2015 US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,985 constant 2015 US$ per person, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 2,109 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6,174 constant 2015 US$ per person, 34% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +44.4% | 1,845 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,663 constant 2015 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,963 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,412 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,816 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,614 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,406 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,812 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,501 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,283 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,569 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,422 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,340 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,556 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,585 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,329 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,834 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,964 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,780 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,109 constant 2015 US$ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 158 Palestine 2,302 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 159 Cambodia 2,273 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 160 Ghana 2,261 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 162 Ukraine 2,058 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 163 Bangladesh 1,985 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 164 Kenya 1,908 constant 2015 US$ per person 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 gdp (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Kiribati?
- Gdp (constant 2015 us$), per capita in Kiribati was 2,109 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp (constant 2015 us$), per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 2,816 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest gdp (constant 2015 us$), per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,283 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1991.
- How does Kiribati rank for gdp (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 161st out of 210 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp (constant 2015 us$), per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP (constant 2015 US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.