Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31
Kiribati's government debt stands at 7.95% as of 2025-12-31, down from 8.9% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1996 to 2025 (30 observations).
In 2025, Kiribati's government debt was 7.95%, down from 8.9% in 2024.
In 2024, Kiribati's government debt was 8.9%, down from 11.31% in 2023.
In 2023, Kiribati's government debt was 11.31%, down from 16.25% in 2022.
In 2022, Kiribati's government debt was 16.25%, down from 17.33% in 2021.
In 2021, Kiribati's government debt was 17.33%, down from 20.98% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.95% | -0.9485% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | -2.41% |
| 2023 | 11.31% | -4.94% |
| 2022 | 16.25% | -1.08% |
| 2021 | 17.33% | -3.65% |
| 2020 | 20.98% | +2.47% |
| 2019 | 18.51% | -0.4735% |
| 2018 | 18.98% | -1.18% |
| 2017 | 20.16% | -1.07% |
| 2016 | 21.23% | +2.44% |
| 2015 | 18.8% | +9.82% |
| 2014 | 8.97% | +0.1148% |
| 2013 | 8.86% | +0.7253% |
| 2012 | 8.13% | -0.6677% |
| 2011 | 8.8% | -0.6275% |
| 2010 | 9.43% | -0.8447% |
| 2009 | 10.27% | -3.58% |
| 2008 | 13.85% | +2.74% |
| 2007 | 11.11% | -1.76% |
| 2006 | 12.87% | +0.7561% |
| 2005 | 12.12% | -1.51% |
| 2004 | 13.62% | +1.31% |
| 2003 | 12.31% | -0.9503% |
| 2002 | 13.26% | -3.75% |
| 2001 | 17.01% | +4.32% |
| 2000 | 12.69% | +0.8515% |
| 1999 | 11.84% | +2.03% |
| 1998 | 9.81% | -0.9085% |
| 1997 | 10.72% | -0.3002% |
| 1996 | 11.02% | — |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Kiribati's government debt is 7.95% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 8.9% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 21.23% (2016); the lowest is 7.95% (2025), across data from 1996 to 2025.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.