Industry (including construction), value added in Kiribati

Kiribati: Industry (including construction), value added was 11.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
11.8%
Change on year
up 4.6%
World rank
181st
of 207 countries
All-time high
15.4%
in 1991
All-time low
8.3%
in 1996
Years of data
46
1979–2024

Industry (including construction), value added in Kiribati, 1979–2024

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Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, industry (including construction), value added in Kiribati stood at 11.8%.

The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Kiribati peaked at 15.4% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1996.

That places Kiribati 181st out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.

Industry (including construction), value added in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Kiribati, 1979 to 2024.
Year % of GDP Change
1979 14.7%
1980 15.1% +2.1%
1981 15.2% +0.7%
1982 14.3% -5.6%
1983 13.7% -4.2%
1984 12.7% -7.4%
1985 14.3% +12.8%
1986 14.9% +3.6%
1987 14.1% -5.1%
1988 11.4% -19.4%
1989 12.3% +8.4%
1990 12.9% +4.7%
1991 15.4% +19.5%
1992 8.6% -44.4%
1993 9.1% +5.6%
1994 8.4% -7.5%
1995 9.0% +7.8%
1996 8.3% -8.3%
1997 8.6% +3.9%
1998 10.6% +23.4%
1999 11.9% +12.5%
2000 11.6% -2.6%
2001 12.3% +5.6%
2002 11.6% -5.4%
2003 10.2% -12.3%
2004 9.0% -12.1%
2005 8.4% -6.0%
2006 9.8% +16.0%
2007 11.3% +16.1%
2008 11.0% -2.8%
2009 10.6% -4.0%
2010 12.0% +13.2%
2011 13.2% +10.3%
2012 13.5% +2.1%
2013 14.4% +6.6%
2014 14.1% -1.8%
2015 14.7% +4.3%
2016 14.7% -0.5%
2017 12.4% -15.3%
2018 11.1% -10.8%
2019 9.6% -13.5%
2020 9.9% +3.1%
2021 10.8% +9.2%
2022 10.2% -5.7%
2023 11.3% +10.8%
2024 11.8% +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 14.7% 14.7% 14.7% 1
1980s 13.8% 11.4% 15.2% 10
1990s 10.3% 8.3% 15.4% 10
2000s 10.6% 8.4% 12.3% 10
2010s 13.0% 9.6% 14.7% 10
2020s 10.8% 9.9% 11.8% 5

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  5. 183 Cyprus 11.1% compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is industry (including construction), value added in Kiribati?
Industry (including construction), value added in Kiribati was 11.8% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 1991.
What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1996.
How does Kiribati rank for industry (including construction), value added?
Kiribati ranks 181st out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?
The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
255 places, 11,347 data points, 1960–2025
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Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.