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Kiribati · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Kiribati

East Asia & Pacific Capital Tarawa Lower middle income Nation age 47 years (since 1979) i KIR · KI
NationsTree Index 2025 i31.1161st of 196 Tree height 2025 i0.4 msee ranking Military strength i—percentile
Population i136,488187th of 217 Area i811 km²180th of 216 GDP i$349.2 m206th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$537.3 m intl.194th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$3,937 intl.177th of 199 Life expectancy i66.6 years180th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i42
Strength · trunk i5
Quality of life · crown i23
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i66
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i10
CSV

In short

Kiribati is 161st of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 31.1 out of 100; its tree is 0.4 m tall.

It has 136,488 people and an economy of $537.3 m at purchasing power parity, 194th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Income inequality (Gini) (3rd of 108), Air pollution (PM2.5) (5th of 200) and General government gross debt (7th of 189).

Its weakest positions: Tertiary enrolment (147th of 150), Government budget balance (188th of 192) and Fixed broadband (200th of 208).

Over five years it fell from 116th to 161st in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

42
Surface area ikm² 811 180th/216
Land area ikm² 811 179th/216
Population ipeople 136,488 187th/217
Population growth i% 1.45% 73rd/217
Population density ipeople/km² 165.9 71st/216
Urban population i% 63.4% 114th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 34.4% 53rd/217
Population aged 65+ i% 4.4% 159th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $349.2 m 206th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $537.3 m 194th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $459.1 m 194th/199
GDP per person iUSD $2,559 169th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $3,937 177th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $3,930 141st/201
GDP growth i% 4.2% 74th/210
Inflation i% 6.5% 145th/180
General government gross debt i% of GDP 8.0% 7th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -14.5% 188th/192

Main industries

50
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 23.2% 24th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 11.8% 177th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 4.2% 159th/192
Services i% of GDP 70.3% 34th/200

Trade

30
Exports of goods & services iUSD $15.5 m 182nd/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $334.9 m 178th/182
Exports i% of GDP 4.5% 181st/183
Imports i% of GDP 97.6% 11th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 102.1% 59th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.0% 148th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 2.1% 161st/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 97.2% 2nd/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 0.6% 148th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 2.3% 128th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -15.2% 178th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 1.2% 134th/196

Natural resources

42
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.0% 165th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.04% 130th/209
Arable land i% of land area 2.5% 164th/206

Tourism

28
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 12,000 188th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $5.2 m 172nd/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 17.6% 38th/168

Society & health

48
Life expectancy iyears 66.6 180th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 53.1 172nd/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.192013
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.92016
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 94% 66th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 77.3% 77th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 90.3% 103rd/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 51.7% 29th/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 7.1% 159th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 10.9% 17th/193
Adult literacy i% 98.6% 18th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 5.0% 147th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.644 140th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 24.7 3rd/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.9% 48th/108

Infrastructure & digital

20
Access to electricity i% of population 97.7% 143rd/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 15.1% 144th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 24.6% 121st/144
Internet users i% of population 89.4% 62nd/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 54 198th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 0.0 200th/208
Air passengers carried ipassengers 58,879 142nd/161

Environment & energy

64
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.59 49th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 41.9% 57th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 3.9 5th/200
Forest area i% of land area 1.3% 193rd/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1082007

Institutions & safety

64
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 44.9 135th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 54.0 77th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 73.0 43rd/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 87.5 21st/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 48.3 129th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 76.7 39th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 7.12012

Military

28
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 7.0 m 117th/163

Science & innovation

2
Scientific articles iarticles 2 194th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Kiribati — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/kiribati. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Kiribati — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/kiribati. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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