Kiribati — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Kiribati, 2007–2025.
Inflation for Kiribati was 6.51% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 19 years, from 2007 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 13.67% in 2008. The lowest was -3.90% in 2010 (about -1.7× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 3.36% per year.
Kiribati ranks 38 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 20%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 2.21%, so Kiribati sits above it. It peaked in 2008 and has fallen 52% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 1038%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 4 of 28 economies; Tonga (5.59%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 421% in 2019. That is 140% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 2007 level: doubled by 2008. Doubling roughly every 21 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 116th of 182 in 2007 → 186th of 186 in 2010 → 75th of 178 in 2020 → 31st of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 2007 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.51% | +4.1 pp |
| 2024 | 2.46% | -6.8 pp |
| 2023 | 9.28% | +3.9 pp |
| 2022 | 5.35% | +3.3 pp |
| 2021 | 2.05% | -0.5 pp |
| 2020 | 2.55% | +4.4 pp |
| 2019 | -1.81% | -2.4 pp |
| 2018 | 0.56% | +0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 0.36% | -1.6 pp |
| 2016 | 1.92% | +1.3 pp |
| 2015 | 0.57% | -1.5 pp |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +3.6 pp |
| 2013 | -1.49% | +1.6 pp |
| 2012 | -3.05% | -4.5 pp |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +5.4 pp |
| 2010 | -3.9% | -13.7 pp |
| 2009 | 9.82% | -3.8 pp |
| 2008 | 13.67% | +10.1 pp |
| 2007 | 3.59% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Kiribati’s Inflation in 2008?
13.67% (2008). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 2007 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +81.2% in total — about 3.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: 6.51%; 2024: 2.46%; 2023: 9.28%; 2022: 5.35%; 2021: 2.05%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.