Remittance inflows to GDP in Kiribati
Kiribati: Remittance inflows to GDP was 8.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Remittance inflows to GDP in Kiribati, 1979–2020
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remittance inflows to gdp in Kiribati is 8.2%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 26.9% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remittance inflows to gdp in Kiribati peaked at 15.2% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
Kiribati ranks 46th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Remittance inflows to GDP in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 3.7% | — |
| 1980 | 4.1% | +12.1% |
| 1981 | 4.7% | +14.7% |
| 1982 | 6.3% | +32.4% |
| 1983 | 6.0% | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 5.3% | -10.6% |
| 1985 | 12.6% | +137.3% |
| 1986 | 12.8% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 15.2% | +18.4% |
| 1988 | 9.4% | -37.8% |
| 1989 | 10.2% | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 12.9% | +26.8% |
| 1991 | 12.7% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 12.6% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 13.0% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 12.6% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | — |
| 2007 | 10.5% | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 9.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 9.2% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +10.7% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 8.2% | -26.9% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 8.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.9%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 8.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.3%, 3.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Remittance inflows to GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +137.3% | 5.3% | 12.6% |
| 2005 | -100.0% | 12.6% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 4.1% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.8% | 12.6% | 13.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 0.0% | 11.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.2% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
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 remittance inflows to gdp in Kiribati?
- Remittance inflows to gdp in Kiribati was 8.2% in 2020, according to World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank.
- What is the highest remittance inflows to gdp recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 1987.
- What is the lowest remittance inflows to gdp recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does Kiribati rank for remittance inflows to gdp?
- Kiribati ranks 46th out of 197 countries with data for 2020.
- Is remittance inflows to gdp rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank, published as part of Remittance inflows to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Workers' remittances and compensation of employees comprise current transfers by migrant workers and wages and salaries earned by nonresident workers. Data are the sum of three items defined in the fifth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: workers' remittances, compensation of employees, and migrants' transfers. Remittances are classified as current private transfers from migrant workers resident in the host country for more than a year, irrespective of their immigration status, to recipients in their country of origin. Migrants' transfers are defined as the net worth of migrants who are expected to remain in the host country for more than one year that is transferred from one country to another at the time of migration. Compensation of employees is the income of migrants who have lived in the host country for less than a year.