Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Kiribati

Kiribati: Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
102nd
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2017
All-time low
0.5%
in 2014
Years of data
12
2008–2019

Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Kiribati, 2008–2019

00.20.40.60.82008201320192008: 0.572009: 0.612010: 0.522011: 0.582012: 0.512013: 0.532014: 0.52015: 0.512016: 0.62017: 0.762018: 0.692019: 0.72

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

Kiribati recorded 0.7% for tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in 2019.

That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Kiribati peaked at 0.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2014.

Kiribati ranks 102nd of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP (%) in Kiribati, 2008 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2008 0.6%
2009 0.6% +7.0%
2010 0.5% -14.8%
2011 0.6% +11.5%
2012 0.5% -12.1%
2013 0.5% +3.9%
2014 0.5% -5.7%
2015 0.5% +2.0%
2016 0.6% +17.6%
2017 0.8% +26.7%
2018 0.7% -9.2%
2019 0.7% +4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6% 0.6% 0.6% 2
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.8% 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Kiribati?
Tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp in Kiribati was 0.7% in 2019, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2017.
What is the lowest tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
How does Kiribati rank for tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp?
Kiribati ranks 102nd out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
Is tourism direct gdp as a proportion of total gdp rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
132 places, 1,696 data points, 2008–2024
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