Kiribati vs Nauru: Foreign aid received as a share of national income
Kiribati
17.3%
in 2024
Nauru
17.8%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
15th
Nauru rank
13th
Foreign aid received as a share of national income over time
- Kiribati
- Nauru
How they compare
Nauru currently reports 17.8% against 17.3% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 15th and Nauru ranks 13th of 169 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 4 and Nauru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Nauru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.2% | 0.0% | 17.1% | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 45.8% | 0.1% | 45.7% | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 7.0% | 13.1% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 46.4% | 32.8% | Nauru |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 28.0% | 9.4% | Nauru |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 14.9% | 3.5% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid received as a share of national income, Kiribati or Nauru?
- Nauru, at 17.8% against 17.3% in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign aid received as a share of national income between Kiribati and Nauru?
- 0.5%, with Nauru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Nauru?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Nauru rank globally for foreign aid received as a share of national income?
- Kiribati ranks 15th and Nauru ranks 13th of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Foreign aid received as a share of national income. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Official development assistance (ODA) divided by gross national income, expressed as a percentage. Monetary aid is estimated as net disbursements.