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Prices & public finance · East Asia & Pacific · Lower-middle income
Kiribati: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 6.5% (2025), 36th of 180 in the world and 3rd of 27 in East Asia & Pacific. GDP deflator is 0.0% (2025), 187th of 209 in the world and 30th of 36 in East Asia & Pacific. Exchange rate is 1.55 (2025), 152nd of 210 in the world and 25th of 36 in East Asia & Pacific.
Inflation
KiribatiEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
GDP deflator
KiribatiEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
6 indicators
Prices & public finance: Kiribati in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 6.5%2025 | 36/180 | 3/27 | · | -3.9% | 2.6% | +5.9 ppsince 2015 | 2.0% | 3.6% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 0.0%2025 | 187/209 | 30/36 | 1.0% | -0.9% | 4.2% | −3.1 ppsince 2015 | 2.5% | 5.0% | 3.3% | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 1.552025 | 152/210 | 25/36 | 1.72 | 1.09 | 1.45 | +17%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 17.5%2023 | 66/142 | 11/25 | · | 16.3%2011 | 21.5% | +1.0 ppsince 2013 | 10.8% | 12.1% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 80.2%2023 | 2/142 | 2/25 | · | 50.7%2011 | 89.0% | +9.6 ppsince 2013 | 17.6% | 14.2% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 83.7%2023 | 2/142 | 2/25 | · | 59.3%2011 | 76.0% | +23.5 ppsince 2013 | — | 15.7% | 28.5% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
No rated indicator improved over the decade.
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+5.9 pp6.5% in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Kiribati and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Kiribati. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Kiribati | United States | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 6.5%2025 | 2.9%2024 | 0.9%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 0.0%2025 | 2.8%2025 | 1.2%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 1.552025 | 1.002025 | 0.882025 |
| Tax revenue | 17.5%2023 | 10.8%2024 | 22.8%2024 |
| Government revenue | 80.2%2023 | 17.8%2024 | 42.1%2024 |
| Government expense | 83.7%2023 | 24.4%2023 | 47.3%2023 |