IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Kiribati
Kiribati: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP was 0.0281 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Kiribati, 1986–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in Kiribati is 0.0281 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in Kiribati peaked at 0.0862 units per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0271 units per US$ of GDP, in 2012.
That places Kiribati 15th out of 189 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.0743 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1987 | 0.0846 units per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0653 units per US$ of GDP | -22.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0664 units per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0684 units per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0606 units per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 1992 | 0.065 units per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0679 units per US$ of GDP | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0597 units per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0583 units per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0491 units per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0499 units per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0534 units per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0724 units per US$ of GDP | +35.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0748 units per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0862 units per US$ of GDP | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0748 units per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0582 units per US$ of GDP | -22.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0538 units per US$ of GDP | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0492 units per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0499 units per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0406 units per US$ of GDP | -18.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0381 units per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.04 units per US$ of GDP | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0339 units per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0286 units per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0271 units per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0278 units per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.028 units per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0292 units per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0475 units per US$ of GDP | +62.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0439 units per US$ of GDP | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0419 units per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0452 units per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0444 units per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0343 units per US$ of GDP | -22.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0361 units per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0336 units per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0286 units per US$ of GDP | -15.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0281 units per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +62.3% | 0.0292 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0475 units per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0726 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0653 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0846 units per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.0605 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0491 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0724 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0566 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0381 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0862 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0353 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0271 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0475 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0342 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0281 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0444 units per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
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)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita 71.81 units per person (2025)
- Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.063 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per capita 161.13 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.046 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in Kiribati?
- Imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp in Kiribati was 0.0281 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0862 units per US$ of GDP in 2001.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0271 units per US$ of GDP in 2012.
- How does Kiribati rank for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp?
- Kiribati ranks 15th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IMF holdings of currency, SDR ÷ GDP (current US$)
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About this data
IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.