Kiribati vs Tuvalu: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Kiribati
1.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Tuvalu
1.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kiribati rank
114th
Tuvalu rank
111th
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Kiribati
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Tuvalu currently reports 1.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Kiribati, a difference of 0.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tuvalu ahead.
Kiribati ranks 114th and Tuvalu ranks 111th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Tuvalu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1990s | 0.9994 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9994 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 1.28 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6774 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5988 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 1.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.23 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1162 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Tuvalu |
| 2020s | 1.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3826 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Tuvalu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Kiribati or Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu, at 1.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Kiribati and Tuvalu?
- 0.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Tuvalu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Tuvalu?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Tuvalu rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Kiribati ranks 114th and Tuvalu ranks 111th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.