Kiribati

Kiribati's government gross debt is just 8.0% of GDP, according to the IMF. The economy itself is tiny, at US$349 million in 2025, smaller than any U.S. metro area at 14% of Eagle Pass, TX.

Real growth was +4.2%, ahead of the +1.8% rise in US$ GDP, and Kiribati held 192nd place, between Micronesia and Palau. Inflation was 6.5%. Unemployment for 2025 is not reported.

Services made up 70.3% of output, agriculture 23.2% and industry 11.8% as of 2024, with manufacturing at 4.2% of GDP. With a population of 136,488, GDP per capita is US$2,559, 154th of 196. Local prices are high, so in PPP terms it falls to $3,937 international dollars, 172nd, or 18 places lower.

The economy is 4.7 times its 2000 size of US$75 million, when it also ranked 192nd. The IMF projects GDP of US$465 million by 2030, up 33%, which would place Kiribati 184th. Tarawa is the capital.