Source: world bank Nominal/PPP
Summary:
Kiribati GDP expanded from 1970 to 2024, increasing from $0.01 billion to $0.31 billion.The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) averaged 6.57% over the period. The economy recorded its peak level in 2024 and its lowest level in 1970. Growth volatility remained high. The maximum drawdown reached 57.14%, indicating the largest cyclical decline from peak levels. The country experienced 13 recession episode(s) during the observed period.
Kiribati Economic Phases (1970–2024)
Between 1970 to 2024, Kiribati experienced the following economic phases:
- High Growth (1971–1974) indicating robust economic expansion
- Crisis (1975–1976) indicating severe economic downturn
- Contraction (1979–1980) indicating temporary slowdown
- Contraction (1982–1983) indicating temporary slowdown
- High Growth (1987–1988) indicating robust economic expansion
- Contraction (1989–1990) indicating temporary slowdown
- High Growth (1991–1992) indicating robust economic expansion
- Contraction (1997–1998) indicating temporary slowdown
- High Growth (2002–2005) indicating robust economic expansion
- High Growth (2007–2008) indicating robust economic expansion
- High Growth (2010–2012) indicating robust economic expansion
- Contraction (2013–2015) indicating temporary slowdown
- High Growth (2016–2017) indicating robust economic expansion
- High Growth (2023–2024) indicating robust economic expansion
The most remarkable growth occurred in 1974 with an increase of 170.058%, while the largest decline was in 1975 at -35.678%.