GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Maddison Project Database in Kiribati
Kiribati: GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Maddison Project Database was 3,364 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Maddison Project Database in Kiribati, 1990–2025
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and maddison project database in Kiribati is 3,364 international-$ in 2021 prices, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and maddison project database in Kiribati peaked at 3,364 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,047 international-$ in 2021 prices, in 1991.
Kiribati ranks 176th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Maddison Project Database in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | international-$ in 2021 prices | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,214 international-$ in 2021 prices | — |
| 1991 | 2,047 international-$ in 2021 prices | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 2,496 international-$ in 2021 prices | +21.9% |
| 1993 | 2,456 international-$ in 2021 prices | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 2,469 international-$ in 2021 prices | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 2,499 international-$ in 2021 prices | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 2,456 international-$ in 2021 prices | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 2,440 international-$ in 2021 prices | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 2,503 international-$ in 2021 prices | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 2,365 international-$ in 2021 prices | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 2,482 international-$ in 2021 prices | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 2,358 international-$ in 2021 prices | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 2,342 international-$ in 2021 prices | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 2,258 international-$ in 2021 prices | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 2,200 international-$ in 2021 prices | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 2,184 international-$ in 2021 prices | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2,264 international-$ in 2021 prices | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 2,287 international-$ in 2021 prices | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2,173 international-$ in 2021 prices | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 2,138 international-$ in 2021 prices | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 2,120 international-$ in 2021 prices | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 2,151 international-$ in 2021 prices | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2,242 international-$ in 2021 prices | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 2,383 international-$ in 2021 prices | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 2,382 international-$ in 2021 prices | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 2,616 international-$ in 2021 prices | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 2,762 international-$ in 2021 prices | +5.6% |
| 2017 | 2,822 international-$ in 2021 prices | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 2,875 international-$ in 2021 prices | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2,927 international-$ in 2021 prices | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 2,839 international-$ in 2021 prices | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 3,024 international-$ in 2021 prices | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 3,127 international-$ in 2021 prices | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 3,175 international-$ in 2021 prices | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 3,275 international-$ in 2021 prices | +3.1% |
| 2025 | 3,364 international-$ in 2021 prices | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,394 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,047 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,503 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,269 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,138 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,482 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,528 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,120 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,927 international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,134 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,839 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,364 international-$ in 2021 prices | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 173 Comoros 3,622 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 174 Rwanda 3,559 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 175 Togo 3,486 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 177 Sierra Leone 3,176 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 178 Gambia 3,167 international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 179 Ethiopia 3,095 international-$ in 2021 prices 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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 17.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 2,601 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 18.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.55 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 3,942 current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 5.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7964 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and maddison project database in Kiribati?
- Gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and maddison project database in Kiribati was 3,364 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, according to Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and maddison project database recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 3,364 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and maddison project database recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,047 international-$ in 2021 prices in 1991.
- How does Kiribati rank for gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and maddison project database?
- Kiribati ranks 176th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita: comparing data from world bank and maddison project database rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of GDP per capita: Comparing data from World Bank and Maddison Project Database. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.