Agriculture orientation index for government spending in Kiribati
Kiribati: Agriculture orientation index for government spending was 0.05 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.05
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
172nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
0.15
in 2001
All-time low
0.04
in 2016
Years of data
23
2001–2023
Agriculture orientation index for government spending in Kiribati, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 0.05 for agriculture orientation index for government spending in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture orientation index for government spending in Kiribati peaked at 0.15 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.04, in 2016.
That places Kiribati 172nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Agriculture orientation index for government spending in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.15 | — |
| 2002 | 0.14 | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.11 | -21.4% |
| 2004 | 0.09 | -18.2% |
| 2005 | 0.12 | +33.3% |
| 2006 | 0.11 | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1 | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.08 | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.08 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.06 | -25.0% |
| 2012 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.06 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.04 | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.06 | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 0.05 | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 0.04 | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 0.05 | +25.0% |
| 2022 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.05 | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.05 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.14, 36% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.05 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2, 25% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1089 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.058 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0475 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 171 Cote d'Ivoire 0.06 compare
- 172 Afghanistan 0.05 compare
- 172 Bolivia 0.05 compare
- 175 Guinea 0.04 compare
- 175 Iraq 0.04 compare
- 175 New Zealand 0.04 compare
- 175 Nicaragua 0.04 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kiribati
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2317 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 590.95 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture orientation index for government spending in Kiribati?
- Agriculture orientation index for government spending in Kiribati was 0.05 in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agriculture orientation index for government spending recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.15 in 2001.
- What is the lowest agriculture orientation index for government spending recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 in 2016.
- How does Kiribati rank for agriculture orientation index for government spending?
- Kiribati ranks 172nd out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture orientation index for government spending rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agriculture orientation index for government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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