Current account balance (World Bank) in Kiribati in 2025 — -17.57%. Ranked 91 in the world out of 97. Since 1979, the indicator has fallen by 78 pp.
1979–2025 · % of GDP
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -17.57 | −0.22 pp |
| 2024 | -17.35 | −15.6 pp |
| 2023 | -1.75 | +10.24 pp |
| 2022 | -11.99 | −19.09 pp |
| 2021 | 7.09 | −25.17 pp |
| 2020 | 32.27 | −7.76 pp |
| 2019 | 40.03 | +7.13 pp |
| 2018 | 32.9 | +1.29 pp |
| 2017 | 31.61 | +22.3 pp |
| 2016 | 9.31 | −20.05 pp |
| 2015 | 29.36 | +1.38 pp |
| 2014 | 27.98 | +33.01 pp |
| 2013 | -5.02 | −6.77 pp |
| 2012 | 1.75 | +10.58 pp |
| 2011 | -8.83 | −8.95 pp |
| 2010 | 0.12 | +11.93 pp |
| 2009 | -11.82 | −8.25 pp |
| 2008 | -3.57 | −1.75 pp |
| 2007 | -1.82 | +6.8 pp |
| 2006 | -8.61 | — |
| 1994 | 2.06 | +9.03 pp |
| 1993 | -6.96 | +7.83 pp |
| 1992 | -14.79 | −25.18 pp |
| 1991 | 10.39 | +35.54 pp |
| 1990 | -25.15 | −21.06 pp |
| 1989 | -4.08 | +0.71 pp |
| 1988 | -4.8 | +6.36 pp |
| 1987 | -11.15 | −1.04 pp |
| 1986 | -10.11 | −3.54 pp |
| 1985 | -6.57 | −41.49 pp |
| 1984 | 34.92 | +19.26 pp |
| 1983 | 15.66 | +23.77 pp |
| 1982 | -8.11 | +2.05 pp |
| 1981 | -10.15 | −17.45 pp |
| 1980 | 7.3 | −53.13 pp |
| 1979 | 60.43 | — |
The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP from World Bank data. It duplicates the IMF indicator in meaning but rests on a different source and carries no forecast part — useful for cross-checking: noticeable divergences between the two series usually point to a revision of the statistics.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What part of its income a country saves rather than consumes.
Finance Current account balanceThe balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
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