IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP in Kiribati
Kiribati: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP was 0.0384 units per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP in Kiribati, 1986–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 0.0384 units per US$ of GDP for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp in 2025.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp in Kiribati peaked at 0.12 units per US$ of GDP in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0372 units per US$ of GDP, in 2024.
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, US dollar, per unit of GDP in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.0908 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1987 | 0.12 units per US$ of GDP | +32.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0879 units per US$ of GDP | -26.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0873 units per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0974 units per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0867 units per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0894 units per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0932 units per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0871 units per US$ of GDP | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0867 units per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0706 units per US$ of GDP | -18.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0673 units per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0752 units per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0994 units per US$ of GDP | +32.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0974 units per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1084 units per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1017 units per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0865 units per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0836 units per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0703 units per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 2006 | 0.075 units per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0641 units per US$ of GDP | -14.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0587 units per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0626 units per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0521 units per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0439 units per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0416 units per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0428 units per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0405 units per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0405 units per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0638 units per US$ of GDP | +57.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0626 units per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0583 units per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0625 units per US$ of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0639 units per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0481 units per US$ of GDP | -24.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0481 units per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0451 units per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0372 units per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0384 units per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.0384 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.015 units per US$ of GDP, 2.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.0384 units per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.009 units per US$ of GDP, 4.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, 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 | +57.5% | 0.0405 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0638 units per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0965 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0873 units per US$ of GDP | 0.12 units per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.0853 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0673 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0994 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0808 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0587 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1084 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0509 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0405 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0638 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0468 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0372 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0639 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)
- 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 capita 98.34 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp in Kiribati?
- Imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp in Kiribati was 0.0384 units per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.12 units per US$ of GDP in 1987.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0372 units per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- How does Kiribati rank for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp?
- Kiribati ranks 15th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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, US dollar, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar ÷ GDP (current US$)
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IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.