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Economy · East Asia & Pacific · High income
Nauru: the economy in numbers
GDP is $176m (2025), 210th of 211 in the world and 35th of 36 in East Asia & Pacific. GDP per capita is $14,640 (2025), 90th of 211 in the world and 15th of 36 in East Asia & Pacific. GDP per capita, PPP is $14,200 (2025), 125th of 199 in the world and 17th of 31 in East Asia & Pacific.
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Economy: Nauru in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDPGDP, current US$ | $176m2025 | 210/211 | 35/36 | $26.9m | $47.6m | $125m | +107%since 2015 | $33.7tn | $76.9tn | $118tn | |
| GDP per capitaGDP per capita, current US$ | $14,6402025 | 90/211 | 15/36 | $2,649 | $4,736 | $10,709 | +89%since 2015 | $14,077 | $53,997 | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPPGDP per capita, PPP (current international $) | $14,2002025 | 125/199 | 17/31 | $5,838 | $5,620 | $10,813 | +43%since 2015 | $29,303 | $69,953 | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capitaGNI per capita, Atlas method, US$ | $20,6902025 | 65/201 | 11/33 | $3,050 | $5,080 | $17,180 | +69%since 2015 | $14,420 | $52,957 | $14,244 | |
| GDP growthGDP growth, annual % | 2.1%2025 | 140/210 | 25/36 | -6.9% | 0.0% | 1.6% | −1.3 ppsince 2015 | 4.0% | 1.9% | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growthGDP per capita growth, annual % | 1.5%2025 | 133/210 | 26/36 | -6.7% | -0.3% | 1.1% | +0.1 ppsince 2015 | 3.9% | 1.5% | 2.0% | |
| Resource rentsNatural resources rents, % of GDP | 0.0%2021 | 201/209 | 33/36 | · | · | 0.0% | — | 2.1% | 2.5% | 3.1% |
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
- GDP+107%$176m in 2025
- GDP per capita+89%$14,640 in 2025
- GDP per capita, PPP+43%$14,200 in 2025
- GNI per capita+69%$20,690 in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- GDP growth−1.3 pp2.1% in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
nearest countries
Nauru and its nearest countries
Nauru has no land border; compared with the closest countries by distance between capitals. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Nauru | Kiribati | Marshall Islands | Solomon Islands | Micronesia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $176m2025 | $349m2025 | $308m2025 | $1.7bn2025 | $502m2025 |
| GDP per capita | $14,6402025 | $2,5592025 | $8,4892025 | $2,0862025 | $4,4142025 |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $14,2002025 | $3,9372025 | $8,9642025 | $2,7882025 | $4,6042025 |
| GNI per capita | $20,6902025 | $3,9302025 | $9,7102025 | $2,0202025 | $4,7602025 |
| GDP growth | 2.1%2025 | 4.2%2025 | 2.3%2025 | 3.6%2025 | 1.1%2025 |
| GDP per capita growth | 1.5%2025 | 2.7%2025 | 5.9%2025 | 1.2%2025 | 0.6%2025 |
| Resource rents | 0.0%2021 | 0.0%2021 | 0.0%2021 | 18.4%2021 | 0.0%2021 |