Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) was 0.0577 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) in Kiribati, 2009–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 0.0577 US dollar per US$ of GDP for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 48.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) in Kiribati peaked at 0.0777 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0221 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2016.
That places Kiribati 5th out of 160 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.0597 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2010 | 0.0497 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -16.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0418 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0397 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0411 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.039 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.039 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0221 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -43.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0255 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0238 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0258 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0265 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0726 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +173.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0733 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0777 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0555 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -28.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0577 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.0577 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0039 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 14.7× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.0577 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0119 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 4.8× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +173.8% | 0.0265 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0726 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0597 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0597 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0597 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0347 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0221 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0497 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0606 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0265 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0777 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 2 Tuvalu 0.0933 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 3 Lesotho 0.0799 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 4 Liberia 0.0613 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Sierra Leone 0.0426 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 7 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0414 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 East Timor 0.0402 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, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) in Kiribati?
- Reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) in Kiribati was 0.0577 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0777 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0221 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- How does Kiribati rank for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us)?
- Kiribati ranks 5th out of 160 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.1%. 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, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) International Monetary Fund
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (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.