Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Kiribati

Kiribati: Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) was 0.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.0%
Change on year
down 23.7%
World rank
169th
of 214 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 2017
All-time low
0.0%
in 1974
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Total natural resources rents in Kiribati, 1970–2021

00.020.040.060.080.1197019952021

Source: The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

In 2021, total natural resources rents in Kiribati stood at 0.0%.

The figure is down 23.7% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total natural resources rents in Kiribati peaked at 0.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1974.

Kiribati ranks 169th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.

Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Kiribati, year by year

Annual values for Total natural resources rents (% of GDP) in Kiribati, 1970 to 2021.
Year % of GDP Change
1970 0.0% —
1971 0.0% -28.0%
1972 0.0% +9.9%
1973 0.0% +62.7%
1974 0.0% -68.1%
1975 0.0% +53.7%
1976 0.0% +84.6%
1977 0.0% +55.5%
1978 0.0% -28.7%
1979 0.0% +58.0%
1980 0.0% +38.4%
1981 0.0% -39.0%
1982 0.0% -7.4%
1983 0.0% +12.2%
1984 0.0% -31.5%
1985 0.0% +36.7%
1986 0.0% +65.3%
1987 0.0% -9.8%
1988 0.0% -20.4%
1989 0.0% +3.1%
1990 0.0% +6.8%
1991 0.0% +2.9%
1992 0.1% +37.4%
1993 0.0% -16.3%
1994 0.0% +10.4%
1995 0.1% +63.6%
1996 0.1% -10.5%
1997 0.1% -13.9%
1998 0.1% -13.6%
1999 0.0% -48.1%
2000 0.0% +8.6%
2001 0.0% +27.1%
2002 0.0% +0.4%
2003 0.0% +19.3%
2004 0.0% +0.4%
2005 0.0% -38.2%
2006 0.0% +21.1%
2007 0.0% +28.1%
2008 0.1% +63.9%
2009 0.1% +3.1%
2010 0.1% -14.3%
2011 0.1% +17.5%
2012 0.1% -20.0%
2013 0.1% -5.5%
2014 0.1% +59.6%
2015 0.1% -17.6%
2016 0.1% +12.7%
2017 0.1% +12.5%
2018 0.0% -54.7%
2019 0.0% +1.6%
2020 0.1% +33.3%
2021 0.0% -23.7%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

  • Kiribati's 0.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.4%, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Kiribati's 0.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7%, 6% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
1990s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 10
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.1% 10
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 2

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 166 South Korea 0.0% compare
  2. 167 Japan 0.0% compare
  3. 168 Belgium 0.0% compare
  4. 170 Tonga 0.0% compare
  5. 171 Dominica 0.0% compare
  6. 172 France 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is total natural resources rents in Kiribati?
Total natural resources rents in Kiribati was 0.0% in 2021, according to The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB).
What is the highest total natural resources rents recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
What is the lowest total natural resources rents recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1974.
How does Kiribati rank for total natural resources rents?
Kiribati ranks 169th out of 214 countries with data for 2021.
Is total natural resources rents rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kiribati data come from?
The figures come from The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB), published as part of Total natural resources rents (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total natural resources rents (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
262 places, 11,682 data points, 1970–2021
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Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents (hard and soft), mineral rents, and forest rents.