Kiribati's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) was 152.09 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 234.68% from 45.44 million in 2015 (12.84% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 152.09 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 62.71 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 45.44 million | 2015 |
| Highest | 152.09 million | 2025 |
| Lowest | 10.64 million | 1979 |
| Average since 2016 | 91.47 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 10.64 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Kiribati's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) rose 36.3% on 2024 (from 111.56 million to 152.09 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2024), the average change was +13.6% and a typical year strayed about 44.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above 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 164% in 2014 and the biggest yearly fall was 42.4% in 2013. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 9.07 million a year. A straight line explains 64% of the movement over 10 observed years.
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 94th highest value of the 130 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
- Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 91st of 130: 212.7 million
- Barbados — 92nd of 130: 181 million
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 93rd of 130: 161.69 million
- Palau — 95th of 130: 66.3 million
- St. Lucia — 96th of 130: 57.78 million
- Dominica — 97th of 130: 42.43 million
What this measures
Net secondary income (from abroad) comprises transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net secondary income is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 44 values
| Year | Net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 152,087,167 |
| 2024 | 111,555,057 |
| 2023 | 127,309,158 |
| 2022 | 120,549,602 |
| 2021 | 66,725,600 |
| 2020 | 62,710,000 |
| 2019 | 53,489,700 |
| 2018 | 78,831,400 |
| 2017 | 85,873,800 |
| 2016 | 55,591,500 |
Net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Australia — -521 million (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — -939.28 million (2025)
- Cambodia — 9.94 trillion (2025)
- China — 157.71 billion (2025)
- Fiji — 1.13 billion (2025)
- French Polynesia — 65.57 billion (2024)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — -23.47 billion (2025)
- Indonesia — 110.72 trillion (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 secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU)?
- 152.09 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1979?
- It is up 1,329% from 10.64 million in 1979 (5.95% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 152.09 million in 2025 and the lowest 10.64 million in 1979.
- How does Kiribati rank?
- 94th highest of 130 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) unusual for Kiribati?
- In 2025, Kiribati's net secondary income (net current transfers from abroad) (current LCU) rose 36.3% on 2024 (from 111.56 million to 152.09 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1992 to 2024), the average change was +13.6% and a typical year strayed about 44.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above 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 NY.TRF.NCTR.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) 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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