Kiribati — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Kiribati, 1971–2025.
GDP growth for Kiribati was 4.22% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 55 years, from 1971 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 45.30% in 1974. The lowest was -26.77% in 1976 (about -6.3× the latest value).
Kiribati ranks 74 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 35%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 3.62%, so Kiribati sits above it. It peaked in 1974 and has fallen 91% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 63%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 16 of 36 economies; Samoa (4.20%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 2362% in 1997. That is 13% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 138th of 142 in 1971 → 118th of 152 in 1980 → 169th of 176 in 1990 → 38th of 199 in 2000 → 167th of 209 in 2010 → 57th of 209 in 2020 → 67th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1971 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.22% | -0.5 pp |
| 2024 | 4.7% | +1.6 pp |
| 2023 | 3.13% | -2.0 pp |
| 2022 | 5.09% | -3.4 pp |
| 2021 | 8.44% | +9.7 pp |
| 2020 | -1.28% | -4.6 pp |
| 2019 | 3.31% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 3.42% | -0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 3.71% | -3.4 pp |
| 2016 | 7.09% | -4.2 pp |
| 2015 | 11.27% | +10.0 pp |
| 2014 | 1.26% | -6.5 pp |
| 2013 | 7.73% | +1.9 pp |
| 2012 | 5.8% | +2.5 pp |
| 2011 | 3.26% | +2.0 pp |
| 2010 | 1.23% | +0.7 pp |
| 2009 | 0.54% | +3.5 pp |
| 2008 | -2.98% | -6.0 pp |
| 2007 | 3.06% | -2.7 pp |
| 2006 | 5.78% | +4.5 pp |
| 2005 | 1.29% | +1.9 pp |
| 2004 | -0.61% | +1.0 pp |
| 2003 | -1.58% | -3.0 pp |
| 2002 | 1.45% | +4.6 pp |
| 2001 | -3.14% | -9.9 pp |
| 2000 | 6.74% | +10.7 pp |
| 1999 | -3.91% | -8.4 pp |
| 1998 | 4.44% | +3.3 pp |
| 1997 | 1.18% | +1.2 pp |
| 1996 | -0.05% | -2.8 pp |
| 1995 | 2.75% | +0.7 pp |
| 1994 | 2.05% | +2.1 pp |
| 1993 | -0.1% | -24.1 pp |
| 1992 | 23.96% | +29.6 pp |
| 1991 | -5.65% | +0.7 pp |
| 1990 | -6.39% | +0.9 pp |
| 1989 | -7.29% | -29.3 pp |
| 1988 | 22.05% | +20.8 pp |
| 1987 | 1.29% | +3.8 pp |
| 1986 | -2.47% | +10.8 pp |
| 1985 | -13.24% | -27.2 pp |
| 1984 | 13.92% | +23.7 pp |
| 1983 | -9.78% | -8.7 pp |
| 1982 | -1.09% | -7.2 pp |
| 1981 | 6.12% | +7.2 pp |
| 1980 | -1.08% | +10.5 pp |
| 1979 | -11.58% | -12.6 pp |
| 1978 | 1.06% | +5.7 pp |
| 1977 | -4.61% | +22.2 pp |
| 1976 | -26.77% | -32.1 pp |
| 1975 | 5.34% | -40.0 pp |
| 1974 | 45.3% | +24.4 pp |
| 1973 | 20.91% | +8.8 pp |
| 1972 | 12.08% | +14.4 pp |
| 1971 | -2.29% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Kiribati’s GDP growth in 1972?
12.08% (1972). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Kiribati’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1971 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +284.3% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 4.22%; 2024: 4.7%; 2023: 3.13%; 2022: 5.09%; 2021: 8.44%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.