Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Kiribati
Kiribati: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.5792 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Kiribati, 1979–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Kiribati stood at 0.5792 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Kiribati peaked at 0.9484 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1979.
Kiribati ranks 9th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.2011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980 | 0.2789 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +38.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2394 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2923 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2383 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2795 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.3% |
| 1985 | 0.3902 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +39.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4584 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4844 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4486 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5268 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4983 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -37.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2781 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4391 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +72.6% |
| 2007 | 0.447 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4871 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3915 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4629 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3678 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4937 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.2% |
| 2013 | 0.6065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.8% |
| 2014 | 0.814 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9484 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7886 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 2018 | 0.7337 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7161 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.9% |
| 2021 | 0.58 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5239 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6699 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5733 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 2025 | 0.5792 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.5792 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 42.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.5792 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 11.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.3521 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2383 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4844 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3743 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5268 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4411 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3915 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4871 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.6826 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3678 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9484 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6071 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5239 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7161 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 6 Hong Kong 0.701 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Nauru 0.6129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Cyprus 0.5808 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Ireland 0.5119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 11 Tajikistan 0.4134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 12 Marshall Islands 0.3853 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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$) 8.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Kiribati?
- Primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Kiribati was 0.5792 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9484 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2015.
- What is the lowest primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1979.
- How does Kiribati rank for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Kiribati ranks 9th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. 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 Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.