Direct investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets (US) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Direct investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets (US) was 16,412 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Direct investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets in Kiribati, 2006–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 16,412 for direct investment, net acquisition of financial assets, assets in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 88.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, direct investment, net acquisition of financial assets, assets in Kiribati peaked at 156,958 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 7,530, in 2006.
Kiribati ranks 144th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Direct investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets (US) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 7,530 | — |
| 2007 | 8,368 | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 26,822 | +220.5% |
| 2009 | 50,782 | +89.3% |
| 2010 | 59,727 | +17.6% |
| 2011 | 67,162 | +12.4% |
| 2012 | 67,417 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 156,958 | +132.8% |
| 2014 | 146,350 | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 122,022 | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 120,594 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 124,334 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 121,311 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 112,765 | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 111,863 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 101,383 | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 17,275 | -83.0% |
| 2023 | 16,528 | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 16,412 | -0.7% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 16,412 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33.83 million, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 16,412 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 139.40 million, 0% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Direct investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets (US) in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +220.5% | 8,368 | 26,822 |
| 2013 | +132.8% | 67,417 | 156,958 |
| 2009 | +89.3% | 26,822 | 50,782 |
| 2022 | -83.0% | 101,383 | 17,275 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23,375 | 7,530 | 50,782 | 4 |
| 2010s | 109,864 | 59,727 | 156,958 | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,692 | 16,412 | 111,863 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 141 Algeria 264,865 compare
- 142 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 141,683 compare
- 143 Guinea 30,000 compare
- 145 Bhutan 0
- 145 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 compare
- 145 Comoros 0
- 145 Ecuador 0
- 145 Ethiopia 0
- 145 Gambia 0 compare
- 145 Haiti 0
- 145 Laos 0 compare
- 145 Libya 0 compare
- 145 Maldives 0
- 145 Myanmar 0
- 145 Montserrat 0
- 145 Nepal 0
- 145 Palau 0
- 145 Sudan 0 compare
- 145 Sierra Leone 0 compare
- 145 South Sudan 0 compare
- 145 Syria 0
- 145 Tuvalu 0 compare
- 145 Tanzania 0
- 145 Yemen 0
- 145 Zimbabwe 0 compare
More financial sector data for Kiribati
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0055 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 14.14 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 10.32 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0055 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 14.14 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is direct investment, net acquisition of financial assets, assets in Kiribati?
- Direct investment, net acquisition of financial assets, assets in Kiribati was 16,412 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest direct investment, net acquisition of financial assets, assets recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 156,958 in 2013.
- What is the lowest direct investment, net acquisition of financial assets, assets recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,530 in 2006.
- How does Kiribati rank for direct investment, net acquisition of financial assets, assets?
- Kiribati ranks 144th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is direct investment, net acquisition of financial assets, assets rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Direct investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.