Kiribati vs Nauru: General government total expenditure (current LCU)
Kiribati
629.00 million current LCU
in 2025
Nauru
350.00 million current LCU
in 2025
Kiribati rank
181st
Nauru rank
183rd
General government total expenditure (current LCU) over time
- Kiribati
- Nauru
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 629.00 million current LCU against 350.00 million current LCU in Nauru, a difference of 279.00 million current LCU.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.8 times Nauru's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Nauru ahead.
Kiribati ranks 181st and Nauru ranks 183rd of 197 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | 0 current LCU | — |
| 1990s | 63.90 million current LCU | 0 current LCU | 63.90 million current LCU | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 128.40 million current LCU | 4.10 million current LCU | 124.30 million current LCU | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 230.00 million current LCU | 94.40 million current LCU | 135.60 million current LCU | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 414.83 million current LCU | 270.50 million current LCU | 144.33 million current LCU | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure, Kiribati or Nauru?
- Kiribati, at 629.00 million current LCU against 350.00 million current LCU in Nauru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure between Kiribati and Nauru?
- 279.00 million current LCU, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Nauru?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Nauru rank globally for general government total expenditure?
- Kiribati ranks 181st and Nauru ranks 183rd 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