IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita was 98.34 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita in Kiribati, 1986–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 98.34 units per person for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 48.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in Kiribati peaked at 116.05 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 34.69 units per person, in 1986.
Kiribati ranks 92nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 34.69 units per person | — |
| 1987 | 50.86 units per person | +46.6% |
| 1988 | 47.1 units per person | -7.4% |
| 1989 | 44.92 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 47.51 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 46.83 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 70.84 units per person | +51.3% |
| 1993 | 69.7 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 72.98 units per person | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 73.21 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 69.62 units per person | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 64.15 units per person | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 65.76 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 88.23 units per person | +34.2% |
| 2000 | 82.35 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 77.91 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 82.37 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 88.3 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 90.53 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 81.66 units per person | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 84.25 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 86.72 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 82.78 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 82.48 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 79.35 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 77.72 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 76.67 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 75.77 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 70.37 units per person | -7.1% |
| 2015 | 66.44 units per person | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 111.21 units per person | +67.4% |
| 2017 | 116.05 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 111.66 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 109.37 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 111.95 units per person | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 106.86 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 99.98 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 99.22 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 95.02 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 98.34 units per person | +3.5% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 98.34 units per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 31.92 units per person, 3.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 98.34 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 89.73 units per person, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 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 | +67.4% | 66.44 units per person | 111.21 units per person |
| 1992 | +51.3% | 46.83 units per person | 70.84 units per person |
| 1987 | +46.6% | 34.69 units per person | 50.86 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.39 units per person | 34.69 units per person | 50.86 units per person | 4 |
| 1990s | 66.88 units per person | 46.83 units per person | 88.23 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.94 units per person | 77.91 units per person | 90.53 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.46 units per person | 66.44 units per person | 116.05 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.89 units per person | 95.02 units per person | 111.95 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 89 Oman 100.97 units per person compare
- 90 Montenegro 100.33 units per person compare
- 91 El Salvador 98.86 units per person compare
- 93 Cote d'Ivoire 98.24 units per person compare
- 94 Panama 96.59 units per person compare
- 95 Tunisia 94.6 units 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0577 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 147.57 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0313 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0421 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 107.75 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0384 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in Kiribati?
- Imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in Kiribati was 98.34 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 116.05 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.69 units per person in 1986.
- How does Kiribati rank for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 92nd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.0%. 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 IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar International Monetary Fund
- 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
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.