Kiribati vs Malaysia: Economic Indicators Comparison
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Kiribati |  Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $188.3M | $358.6B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 2.3% | 4.7% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 3.5% | 5.2% |
| Population | 116k | 31.6M |
| GDP per capita | $1.6k | $11k |
| GDP per capita growth | 0.51% | 3.33% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 0.95 | 1.44 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.71 | 0.36 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $2.1k | $31k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $363.8M | $333.8B |
| GNI per capita | $3.1k | $11k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $511.5M | $966.3B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $4.4k | $31k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Kiribati | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 35% | 25% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 35% | 25% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 1.9% | 1% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 2% | 0.7% |
| Unemployment | 30.6% | 3.4% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 45.2 | 74.7 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 4.8 | 6.23 |
| Human Freedom Index | 4.2 | 6.38 |
| Property Rights Index | 47.5 | 86.5 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 34.2 | 74.6 |
| Business Freedom Index | 40.6 | 87.8 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 99 | 80.2 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 62.9 | 74.5 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 25 | 60 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 30 | 50 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 23.8 | 82 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 82.2 | 81.6 |
| Government Spending Index | 0 | 84.6 |
| Tax Burden Index | 72.4 | 85.7 |
| Government Integrity Index | 24.3 | 49.4 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 40 | 47 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 67.9 | 75.8 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 14.4 | 5.5 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 4.4 | 23.6 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 7.5 | 2.1 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 7.1k | 25.8M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Kiribati | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 21.9% | 56.2% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | N/A | N/A |
| External debt stocks | N/A | N/A |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | N/A | N/A |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | N/A | N/A |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | N/A | 10% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 96% | 25.7% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 40% | 23.6% |
| Total reserves including gold | N/A | $101.5B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $591k | $8.6B |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Kiribati | Malaysia |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 13.2% | 68.8% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 92% | 61.7% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | $70.5M | $7.6B |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 100.5% | 16.1% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $50.7M | $26.2M |
| Personal remittances received | $18M | $1.7B |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 12.4% | 38.3% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 30.8% | 7.5% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | N/A | $2B |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $13.4M | $267.4M |
| Expense, % of GDP | 77.4% | 15.9% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 125.7% | 22.6% |
