Kiribati: Net primary income (current US$, BoP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Kiribati's net primary income (current US$, BoP) rose 4.8% on 2024 (from US$186.12 million to US$195.13 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1983 to 2024), the average change was +7.9% and a typical year strayed about 19.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 42.1% in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 23.6% in 1983. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 19% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Kiribati had the 27th highest value of the 136 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Kiribati in the 2025 ranking

• Uzbekistan — 24th of 136: US$315.26 million
• Kosovo — 25th of 136: US$245.75 million
• Timor-Leste — 26th of 136: US$223.64 million
• São Tomé and Principe — 28th of 136: US$143.85 million
• Montenegro — 29th of 136: US$68.51 million
• Tonga — 30th of 136: US$64.24 million

What this measures

Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Limitations: Discrepancies may arise in the balance of payments because there is no single source for balance of payments data and therefore no way to ensure that the data are fully consistent. Sources include customs data, monetary accounts of the banking system, external debt records, information provided by enterprises, surveys to estimate service transactions, and foreign exchange records. Differences in collection methods - such as in timing, definitions of residence and ownership, and the exchange rate used to value transactions - contribute to net errors and omissions. In addition, smuggling and other illegal or quasi-legal transactions may be unrecorded or misrecorded.

All 36 values

Net primary income (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies

• Australia — −US$53.22 billion (2025)
• Brunei Darussalam — US$487.51 million (2025)
• Cambodia — −US$904.44 million (2025)
• China — −US$109.54 billion (2025)
• Fiji — −US$370.14 million (2024)
• French Polynesia — US$550.45 million (2016)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — US$42.9 billion (2025)
• Indonesia — −US$37.62 billion (2025)
• Japan — US$279.96 billion (2025)
• Korea, Rep. — US$27.92 billion (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Kiribati

• Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) — US$96.28 million (2023)
• Net bilateral aid flows from DAC donors, Total (current US$) — US$74.04 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance and official aid received (current US$) — US$98.32 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance and official aid received (constant 2023 US$) — US$98.32 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance received (current US$) — US$98.32 million (2023)
• Net official development assistance received (constant 2023 US$) — US$98.32 million (2023)
• Net ODA received per capita (current US$) — US$741.9 (2023)
• Technical cooperation grants (BoP, current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Kiribati's net primary income (current US$, BoP)?

US$195.13 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1979?

It is up 2,716% from US$6.93 million in 1979 (7.53% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$195.13 million in 2025 and the lowest US$6.93 million in 1979.

How does Kiribati rank?

27th highest of 136 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in net primary income (current US$, BoP) unusual for Kiribati?

In 2025, Kiribati's net primary income (current US$, BoP) rose 4.8% on 2024 (from US$186.12 million to US$195.13 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1983 to 2024), the average change was +7.9% and a typical year strayed about 19.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.GSR.FCTY.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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