Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Kiribati
Kiribati: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 3.78 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Kiribati, 2007–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Kiribati stood at 3.78 US dollar per US$ of GDP.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Kiribati peaked at 5.16 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.65 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2008.
Kiribati ranks 1st of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 4.07 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2008 | 2.65 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -35.0% |
| 2009 | 3.72 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +40.3% |
| 2010 | 3.63 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 3.05 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 2012 | 3.13 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 2.73 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 2014 | 2.82 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 3.23 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 3.28 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 3.64 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 3.31 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2019 | 5.16 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +55.7% |
| 2020 | 4.53 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 3.89 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 3.46 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 3.73 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2024 | 3.42 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2025 | 3.78 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 3.78 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1557 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 24.3× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 3.78 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3023 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 12.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.48 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 2.65 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 4.07 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.4 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 2.73 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 5.16 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.8 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 3.42 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 4.53 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 2 Tuvalu 1.68 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 Switzerland 1.03 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Hong Kong, China 1 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Kiribati?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Kiribati was 3.78 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 5.16 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2019.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.65 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- How does Kiribati rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Kiribati ranks 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.