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