Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre in Kiribati
Kiribati: Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre was 133,740 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre in Kiribati, 2006–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre in Kiribati is 133,740 current LCU per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.5% on the previous year and up 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre in Kiribati peaked at 133,740 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28,937 current LCU per square kilometre, in 2006.
Kiribati ranks 156th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 28,937 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 31,365 current LCU per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 29,868 current LCU per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 39,144 current LCU per square kilometre | +31.1% |
| 2010 | 34,863 current LCU per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 45,602 current LCU per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 2012 | 62,281 current LCU per square kilometre | +36.6% |
| 2013 | 77,152 current LCU per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 2014 | 77,114 current LCU per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 121,373 current LCU per square kilometre | +57.4% |
| 2016 | 104,762 current LCU per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 91,396 current LCU per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2018 | 70,686 current LCU per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2019 | 60,713 current LCU per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2020 | 57,867 current LCU per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 81,646 current LCU per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 2022 | 107,458 current LCU per square kilometre | +31.6% |
| 2023 | 133,740 current LCU per square kilometre | +24.5% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 133,740 current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.39 million current LCU per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 133,740 current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.58 million current LCU per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32,329 current LCU per square kilometre | 28,937 current LCU per square kilometre | 39,144 current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 74,594 current LCU per square kilometre | 34,863 current LCU per square kilometre | 121,373 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 95,178 current LCU per square kilometre | 57,867 current LCU per square kilometre | 133,740 current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 153 Latvia 152,730 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 154 Tunisia 151,670 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 155 Venezuela 141,215 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 157 Fiji 131,292 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 158 Botswana 118,694 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 159 Montenegro 107,404 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 gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre in Kiribati?
- Gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre in Kiribati was 133,740 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 133,740 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,937 current LCU per square kilometre in 2006.
- How does Kiribati rank for gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Kiribati ranks 156th out of 177 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross fixed capital formation (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.3%. 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 Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross fixed capital formation (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.
Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross fixed capital formation Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- 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
Gross fixed capital formation (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.