Expense in Kiribati

Kiribati: Expense was 83.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
83.7%
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
2nd
of 157 countries
All-time high
84.1%
in 2021
All-time low
55.2%
in 2014
Years of data
13
2011–2023

Expense in Kiribati, 2011–2023

0204060802011201720232011: 59.3 % of GDP2012: 62.2 % of GDP2013: 60.2 % of GDP2014: 55.2 % of GDP2015: 58.7 % of GDP2016: 61.4 % of GDP2017: 64.4 % of GDP2018: 61.6 % of GDP2019: 70.1 % of GDP2020: 76 % of GDP2021: 84.1 % of GDP2022: 81.5 % of GDP2023: 83.7 % of GDP

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

In 2023, expense in Kiribati stood at 83.7%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, expense in Kiribati peaked at 84.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 2014.

Kiribati ranks 2nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 61.5% 55.2% 70.1% 9
2020s 81.3% 76.0% 84.1% 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is expense in Kiribati?
Expense in Kiribati was 83.7% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest expense recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 84.1% in 2021.
What is the lowest expense recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 2014.
How does Kiribati rank for expense?
Kiribati ranks 2nd out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
Is expense rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Expense (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 5,211 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.