Cook Islands vs Kiribati: General government total expenditure (current LCU)
Cook Islands
336.34 million current LCU
in 2019
Kiribati
629.00 million current LCU
in 2025
Cook Islands rank
184th
Kiribati rank
181st
General government total expenditure (current LCU) over time
- Cook Islands
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 629.00 million current LCU against 336.34 million current LCU in Cook Islands, a difference of 292.66 million current LCU.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.9 times Cook Islands's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Kiribati ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 184th and Kiribati ranks 181st of 197 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1990s | 11.19 million current LCU | 63.90 million current LCU | 52.71 million current LCU | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 85.72 million current LCU | 128.40 million current LCU | 42.68 million current LCU | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 195.84 million current LCU | 224.00 million current LCU | 28.16 million current LCU | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Cook Islands or Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 629.00 million current LCU against 336.34 million current LCU in Cook Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Cook Islands and Kiribati?
- 292.66 million current LCU, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Kiribati?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2019.
- How do Cook Islands and Kiribati rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Cook Islands ranks 184th and Kiribati ranks 181st of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as General government total expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release