Poverty & Inequality in Kiribati 21 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Kiribati. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys 2025 up 100.0% 76th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person 2025 up 71.2% 2nd Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP 2025 up 9.7% 1st Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.15 live births per woman 2023 down 13.6% 55th Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.32 2023 up 37.8% 105th Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.3% 2023 up 37.8% 105th Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 4.7% 5th Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -9.37 % change on previous year 2023 down 222.0% 166th Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.1605 2023 down 3.8% 39th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.1605 2023 down 3.8% 39th Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.1791 2023 down 2.3% 39th Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1554 2023 down 31.9% 148th Population living in slums 5.9% 2022 down 44.0% 110th Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index 0.535 2023 up 5.3% 101st Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.535 2023 up 5.3% 101st Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.535 2023 up 5.3% 101st Out-of-pocket expenditure (OOP) per capita in US$ 6.93 2023 up 716.7% 185th Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by 3.96 2024 up 6.4% 5th Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants 4.0% 2024 up 6.5% 5th Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social 16.8% 2023 up 4,579.2% 80th