22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: 22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per capita was 1.85 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per capita in Kiribati, 1993–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 1.85 units per person for 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 59.0% on the previous year and down 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita in Kiribati peaked at 298.42 units per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 2009.
That places Kiribati 206th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per capita in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 76.1 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 12.5 units per person | -83.6% |
| 1995 | 12.31 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 12.1 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 35.65 units per person | +194.6% |
| 1998 | 58.37 units per person | +63.7% |
| 1999 | 298.42 units per person | +411.2% |
| 2000 | 124.14 units per person | -58.4% |
| 2001 | 121.77 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 43.35 units per person | -64.4% |
| 2003 | 31.86 units per person | -26.5% |
| 2004 | 52.04 units per person | +63.4% |
| 2005 | 20.4 units per person | -60.8% |
| 2006 | 20 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 19.59 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 19.19 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | — |
| 2011 | 9.04 units per person | — |
| 2012 | 89.06 units per person | +885.4% |
| 2013 | 26.68 units per person | -70.0% |
| 2014 | 38.26 units per person | +43.4% |
| 2015 | 6.83 units per person | -82.1% |
| 2016 | 3.49 units per person | -49.0% |
| 2017 | 6.33 units per person | +81.5% |
| 2018 | 12.34 units per person | +95.0% |
| 2019 | 9.36 units per person | -24.1% |
| 2020 | 8.12 units per person | -13.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4128 units per person | -94.9% |
| 2022 | 1.54 units per person | +273.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4225 units per person | -72.6% |
| 2024 | 4.52 units per person | +969.7% |
| 2025 | 1.85 units per person | -59.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 1.85 units per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 191.44 units per person, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 1.85 units per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,169 units per person, 0% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per capita in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +969.7% | 0.4225 units per person | 4.52 units per person |
| 2012 | +885.4% | 9.04 units per person | 89.06 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.21 units per person | 12.1 units per person | 298.42 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 45.23 units per person | 0 units per person | 124.14 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.14 units per person | 0 units per person | 89.06 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.81 units per person | 0.4128 units per person | 8.12 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 203 Yemen 9.03 units per person compare
- 204 Syria 8.32 units per person compare
- 205 Somalia 3.39 units per person compare
- 207 North Korea 1.38 units per person compare
- 208 Afghanistan 0.2099 units per person compare
More reference data data for Kiribati
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0202 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 5.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita in Kiribati?
- 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita in Kiribati was 1.85 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 298.42 units per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2009.
- How does Kiribati rank for 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 206th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 22_liabilities to bis banks, locational, total, per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of 22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- 22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total BIS
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
22_Liabilities to BIS banks, locational, total divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.