GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 6,133 current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GNI: 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 gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Kiribati is 6,133 current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 44.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Kiribati peaked at 6,133 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 770.39 current LCU per person, in 1990.
That places Kiribati 200th out of 207 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.
GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 770.39 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 1,174 current LCU per person | +52.4% |
| 1992 | 1,597 current LCU per person | +36.1% |
| 1993 | 1,580 current LCU per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 1,650 current LCU per person | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 1,721 current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 1,667 current LCU per person | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 1,996 current LCU per person | +19.7% |
| 1998 | 2,305 current LCU per person | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 2,137 current LCU per person | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 2,277 current LCU per person | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 2,353 current LCU per person | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 2,381 current LCU per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 2,289 current LCU per person | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 2,139 current LCU per person | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 2,148 current LCU per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2,080 current LCU per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 2,279 current LCU per person | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 2,417 current LCU per person | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 2,294 current LCU per person | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 2,386 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 2,340 current LCU per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 2,621 current LCU per person | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 2,922 current LCU per person | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 3,451 current LCU per person | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 4,247 current LCU per person | +23.1% |
| 2016 | 3,930 current LCU per person | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 4,275 current LCU per person | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 4,431 current LCU per person | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 4,781 current LCU per person | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 4,351 current LCU per person | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 4,635 current LCU per person | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 4,487 current LCU per person | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 5,432 current LCU per person | +21.1% |
| 2024 | 5,962 current LCU per person | +9.7% |
| 2025 | 6,133 current LCU per person | +2.9% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 6,133 current LCU per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 300,726 current LCU per person, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 6,133 current LCU per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 98,458 current LCU per person, 6% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,660 current LCU per person | 770.39 current LCU per person | 2,305 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,266 current LCU per person | 2,080 current LCU per person | 2,417 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,538 current LCU per person | 2,340 current LCU per person | 4,781 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,167 current LCU per person | 4,351 current LCU per person | 6,133 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 197 Kosovo 7,132 current LCU per person compare
- 197 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 7,132 current LCU per person compare
- 199 Ecuador 6,928 current LCU per person compare
- 201 El Salvador 5,374 current LCU per person compare
- 202 Micronesia (country) 4,871 current LCU per person compare
- 203 Jordan 3,738 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 gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Kiribati?
- Gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita in Kiribati was 6,133 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 6,133 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 770.39 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Kiribati rank for gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 200th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.4%. 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 GNI: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GNI: 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.
GNI: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GNI: 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
GNI: 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.