GNI: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate in Kiribati
Kiribati: GNI: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate was 4.39 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GNI: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate in Kiribati, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 4.39 % change on previous year for gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 61.5% on the previous year and down 82.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate in Kiribati peaked at 55.44 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -7.39 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Kiribati 161st out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GNI: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 55.44 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 38.33 % change on previous year | -30.9% |
| 1993 | 0.475 % change on previous year | -98.8% |
| 1994 | 6 % change on previous year | +1163.4% |
| 1995 | 5.88 % change on previous year | -2.0% |
| 1996 | -1.52 % change on previous year | -125.8% |
| 1997 | 21.94 % change on previous year | -1542.2% |
| 1998 | 17.61 % change on previous year | -19.7% |
| 1999 | -5.72 % change on previous year | -132.5% |
| 2000 | 8.35 % change on previous year | -246.2% |
| 2001 | 5.34 % change on previous year | -36.0% |
| 2002 | 3.37 % change on previous year | -36.9% |
| 2003 | -1.86 % change on previous year | -155.3% |
| 2004 | -4.68 % change on previous year | +151.2% |
| 2005 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -152.4% |
| 2006 | -1.18 % change on previous year | -148.1% |
| 2007 | 11.82 % change on previous year | -1101.7% |
| 2008 | 8.28 % change on previous year | -29.9% |
| 2009 | -3.04 % change on previous year | -136.7% |
| 2010 | 6.2 % change on previous year | -303.8% |
| 2011 | -0.1677 % change on previous year | -102.7% |
| 2012 | 13.66 % change on previous year | -8243.3% |
| 2013 | 13.01 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 19.64 % change on previous year | +51.0% |
| 2015 | 24.66 % change on previous year | +25.6% |
| 2016 | -6.14 % change on previous year | -124.9% |
| 2017 | 10.44 % change on previous year | -270.0% |
| 2018 | 5.2 % change on previous year | -50.2% |
| 2019 | 9.52 % change on previous year | +83.0% |
| 2020 | -7.39 % change on previous year | -177.7% |
| 2021 | 8.46 % change on previous year | -214.4% |
| 2022 | -1.61 % change on previous year | -119.0% |
| 2023 | 22.97 % change on previous year | -1526.0% |
| 2024 | 11.39 % change on previous year | -50.4% |
| 2025 | 4.39 % change on previous year | -61.5% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 4.39 % change on previous year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10.02 % change on previous year, 44% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 4.39 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.34 % change on previous year, 82% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GNI: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +8243.3% | -0.1677 % change on previous year | 13.66 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | +1542.2% | -1.52 % change on previous year | 21.94 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +1526.0% | -1.61 % change on previous year | 22.97 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | +1163.4% | 0.475 % change on previous year | 6 % change on previous year |
| 2007 | +1101.7% | -1.18 % change on previous year | 11.82 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.38 % change on previous year | -5.72 % change on previous year | 55.44 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.89 % change on previous year | -4.68 % change on previous year | 11.82 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6 % change on previous year | -6.14 % change on previous year | 24.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.37 % change on previous year | -7.39 % change on previous year | 22.97 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 158 Cyprus 4.54 % change on previous year compare
- 159 South Korea 4.45 % change on previous year compare
- 160 Australia 4.45 % change on previous year compare
- 162 Austria 4.3 % change on previous year compare
- 163 Israel 4.18 % change on previous year compare
- 164 Denmark 4.13 % change on previous year 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 gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate in Kiribati?
- Gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate in Kiribati was 4.39 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 55.44 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.39 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Kiribati rank for gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate?
- Kiribati ranks 161st out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni: linked series (current lcu), annual growth rate rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.2%. 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 GNI: linked series (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in GNI: linked series (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- GNI: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
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
The year-on-year percentage change in GNI: linked series (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.