Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Kiribati
Kiribati: Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP was 6.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Kiribati, 1979–2025
Source: World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Kiribati is 6.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 51.6% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Kiribati peaked at 17.3% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2023.
Kiribati ranks 51st of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 4.5% | — |
| 1980 | 4.8% | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 5.5% | +15.2% |
| 1982 | 7.7% | +39.8% |
| 1983 | 7.3% | -6.2% |
| 1984 | 6.4% | -12.2% |
| 1985 | 15.5% | +143.3% |
| 1986 | 15.8% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 17.3% | +9.1% |
| 1988 | 10.6% | -38.6% |
| 1989 | 11.1% | +5.1% |
| 1990 | 14.1% | +26.5% |
| 1991 | 14.7% | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 9.8% | -33.3% |
| 1993 | 10.4% | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 10.3% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 8.5% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -27.1% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -30.7% |
| 2022 | 10.4% | +121.5% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | -61.5% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | +7.1% |
| 2025 | 6.5% | +51.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 4.8% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.8% | 9.8% | 14.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.8% | 11.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.4% | 7.3% | 9.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.1% | 4.0% | 10.4% | 6 |
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More population data for Kiribati
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0327 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.7128 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 14,189 people (2100)
- Population density 274.88 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4909 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.43 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Kiribati?
- Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp in Kiribati was 6.5% in 2025, according to World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 1987.
- What is the lowest money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2023.
- How does Kiribati rank for money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp?
- Kiribati ranks 51st out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of gdp rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff estimates based on IMF and OECD data (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Money sent or brought back by migrants as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money sent or brought back by migrants refers to remittances a country has received in this year.