GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 3,971 current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Kiribati, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Kiribati is 3,971 current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 81.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Kiribati peaked at 3,971 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 625.24 current LCU per person, in 1990.
That places Kiribati 209th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 625.24 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 693.39 current LCU per person | +10.9% |
| 1992 | 1,078 current LCU per person | +55.5% |
| 1993 | 1,100 current LCU per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 1,146 current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 1,139 current LCU per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1,260 current LCU per person | +10.6% |
| 1997 | 1,284 current LCU per person | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 1,392 current LCU per person | +8.4% |
| 1999 | 1,376 current LCU per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 1,458 current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 1,390 current LCU per person | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 1,491 current LCU per person | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 1,574 current LCU per person | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 1,473 current LCU per person | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 1,521 current LCU per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 1,492 current LCU per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 1,616 current LCU per person | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 1,682 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 1,688 current LCU per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1,659 current LCU per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 1,717 current LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 1,780 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1,836 current LCU per person | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1,927 current LCU per person | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 2,183 current LCU per person | +13.3% |
| 2016 | 2,344 current LCU per person | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 2,419 current LCU per person | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 2,564 current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 2,518 current LCU per person | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 2,546 current LCU per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2,960 current LCU per person | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 2,997 current LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 3,312 current LCU per person | +10.5% |
| 2024 | 3,866 current LCU per person | +16.7% |
| 2025 | 3,971 current LCU per person | +2.7% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 3,971 current LCU per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 305,525 current LCU per person, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 3,971 current LCU per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 92,070 current LCU per person, 4% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP: linked series (current LCU), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +55.5% | 693.39 current LCU per person | 1,078 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,109 current LCU per person | 625.24 current LCU per person | 1,392 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,538 current LCU per person | 1,390 current LCU per person | 1,688 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,095 current LCU per person | 1,659 current LCU per person | 2,564 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,275 current LCU per person | 2,546 current LCU per person | 3,971 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 207 El Salvador 5,767 current LCU per person compare
- 208 Micronesia (country) 4,414 current LCU per person compare
- 210 South Sudan 3,893 current LCU per person compare
- 211 Jordan 3,797 current LCU per person compare
- 212 Palestine 3,171 current LCU 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)
- 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 gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Kiribati?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Kiribati was 3,971 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 3,971 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 625.24 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Kiribati rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 209th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 81.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- 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: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.