Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Kiribati
Kiribati: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 23.08 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Kiribati, 1988–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2015, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Kiribati stood at 23.08. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 174.7% on the previous year and up 119.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Kiribati peaked at 23.08 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.18, in 1988.
Kiribati ranks 164th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 2.18 | — |
| 1989 | 4.58 | +109.8% |
| 1990 | 7.09 | +54.8% |
| 1991 | 7.34 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 9.35 | +27.4% |
| 1993 | 13.69 | +46.4% |
| 1994 | 15.04 | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 15.03 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 13.42 | -10.7% |
| 1997 | 12.79 | -4.7% |
| 1998 | 11.19 | -12.5% |
| 1999 | 13.24 | +18.3% |
| 2000 | 11.85 | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 15.4 | +29.9% |
| 2002 | 11.78 | -23.5% |
| 2003 | 11.25 | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 11.98 | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 10.53 | -12.1% |
| 2006 | 11.52 | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 9.97 | -13.4% |
| 2008 | 12.64 | +26.7% |
| 2009 | 9.53 | -24.6% |
| 2010 | 8.62 | -9.5% |
| 2011 | 8.22 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 7.52 | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 8.21 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 8.4 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 23.08 | +174.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.38 | 2.18 | 4.58 | 2 |
| 1990s | 11.82 | 7.09 | 15.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.64 | 9.53 | 15.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.68 | 7.52 | 23.08 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 161 Paraguay 24.19 compare
- 162 Peru 23.98 compare
- 163 Turkmenistan 23.16 compare
- 165 Anguilla 22.15 compare
- 166 Kazakhstan 21.89 compare
- 167 Luxembourg 21.45 compare
More external debt data for Kiribati
- Other investment, Debt instruments 54.50 million US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 44.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 48.47 million US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 399.32 US dollar per person (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 0.1561 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of -15.45 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 42.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government -15.12 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 355.12 US dollar per person (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 0.1388 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Kiribati?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Kiribati was 23.08 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 23.08 in 2015.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.18 in 1988.
- How does Kiribati rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Kiribati ranks 164th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.