GDP: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre in Kiribati
Kiribati: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre was 541,975 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre in Kiribati, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 541,975 current LCU per square kilometre for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and up 110.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre in Kiribati peaked at 541,975 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 57,781 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1990.
That places Kiribati 191st out of 211 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 57,781 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 65,373 current LCU per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1992 | 103,370 current LCU per square kilometre | +58.1% |
| 1993 | 107,031 current LCU per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 113,228 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 114,245 current LCU per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 128,507 current LCU per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 133,417 current LCU per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 147,206 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1999 | 147,960 current LCU per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 159,516 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 155,000 current LCU per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 169,841 current LCU per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2003 | 182,947 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 174,730 current LCU per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 184,127 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 184,175 current LCU per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 203,686 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 216,385 current LCU per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 221,894 current LCU per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 222,686 current LCU per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 234,551 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 246,817 current LCU per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 257,978 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 274,310 current LCU per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 314,794 current LCU per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 342,893 current LCU per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2017 | 359,259 current LCU per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 386,420 current LCU per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 385,185 current LCU per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 396,296 current LCU per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 469,136 current LCU per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2022 | 482,716 current LCU per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 541,975 current LCU per square kilometre | +12.3% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 541,975 current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 16.42 million current LCU per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 541,975 current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11.80 million current LCU per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre 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 | +58.1% | 65,373 current LCU per square kilometre | 103,370 current LCU per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 111,812 current LCU per square kilometre | 57,781 current LCU per square kilometre | 147,960 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 185,230 current LCU per square kilometre | 155,000 current LCU per square kilometre | 221,894 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 302,489 current LCU per square kilometre | 222,686 current LCU per square kilometre | 386,420 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 472,531 current LCU per square kilometre | 396,296 current LCU per square kilometre | 541,975 current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 188 Latvia 635,774 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 189 Micronesia (country) 632,823 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 190 Palau 600,341 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 192 Montenegro 525,564 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 193 Ecuador 486,363 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 194 Botswana 465,751 current LCU per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Kiribati?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre in Kiribati was 541,975 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 541,975 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 57,781 current LCU per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Kiribati rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Kiribati ranks 191st out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP: linked series (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.