Kiribati — Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance normalized by GDP; the standard cross-country comparison of external imbalances.
Time Series
Unit: percent · Values in red are IMF forecasts (as of April 2026)
| Year | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -17.66 | Forecast |
| 2025 | -18.77 | Forecast |
| 2024 | -17.35 | Actual |
| 2023 | -1.76 | Actual |
| 2022 | -11.97 | Actual |
| 2021 | 7.09 | Actual |
| 2020 | 32.16 | Actual |
| 2019 | 37.18 | Actual |
| 2018 | 32.64 | Actual |
| 2017 | 31.62 | Actual |
| 2016 | 9.3 | Actual |
| 2015 | 29.31 | Actual |
| 2014 | 27.94 | Actual |
| 2013 | -5.01 | Actual |
| 2012 | 1.75 | Actual |
| 2011 | -8.82 | Actual |
| 2010 | 0.12 | Actual |
| 2009 | -11.65 | Actual |
| 2008 | -3.5 | Actual |
| 2007 | -1.81 | Actual |
| 2006 | -8.61 | Actual |
| 2005 | -25.04 | Actual |
| 2004 | -7.17 | Actual |
| 2003 | -8.72 | Actual |
| 2002 | -11.4 | Actual |
| 2001 | -9.55 | Actual |
| 2000 | -3.29 | Actual |
| 1999 | 2.35 | Actual |
| 1998 | 21.33 | Actual |
| 1997 | 5.19 | Actual |
| 1996 | -20.35 | Actual |
| 1995 | -8.72 | Actual |
| 1994 | 0.63 | Actual |
| 1993 | -1.32 | Actual |
| 1992 | -14.05 | Actual |
| 1991 | 21.01 | Actual |
| 1990 | -17.2 | Actual |
| 1989 | 6.99 | Actual |
| 1988 | 1.88 | Actual |
| 1987 | 21.11 | Actual |
| 1986 | 40.76 | Actual |
| 1985 | 21.57 | Actual |
| 1984 | 28.06 | Actual |
| 1983 | 12.78 | Actual |
| 1982 | 14.3 | Actual |
| 1981 | 25.76 | Actual |
| 1980 | 34.58 | Actual |
World ranking
World ranking — Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
Other indicators for this country
- Consumer Price Index
- Current Account Balance (USD)
- GDP Deflator
- Nominal GDP (LCU)
- Nominal GDP (USD)
- GDP per capita (LCU, current)
- GDP per capita (LCU, constant prices)
- GDP per capita (PPP, International $)
- GDP per capita (USD)
- GDP (PPP, International $)
- Real GDP (LCU, constant prices)
- General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)
- General Government Gross Debt (LCU)
- Population, Total (millions)
Open Data (Linked Open Data)
Source
IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026) via ecodb.net