CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating in Kiribati
Kiribati: CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating was 2.5 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating in Kiribati, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating in Kiribati is 2.5 1=low to 6=high, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating in Kiribati peaked at 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.5 1=low to 6=high, in 2014.
Kiribati ranks 57th of 85 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 3 1=low to 6=high | -14.3% |
| 2007 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 2.5 1=low to 6=high is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3 1=low to 6=high, 83% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 2.5 1=low to 6=high is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3 1=low to 6=high, 83% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.7 1=low to 6=high | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 2.5 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 57 Angola 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 57 Burundi 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 57 Central African Republic 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 57 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 57 Dominica 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 57 Guinea 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 57 Guinea-Bissau 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 57 Lesotho 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 57 Liberia 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 57 Madagascar 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 57 Malawi 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 57 Micronesia, Federated States of 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 57 Mozambique 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 57 Myanmar 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 57 Nicaragua 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 57 Niger 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 57 Nigeria 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 57 Somalia 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 57 Tuvalu 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
- 57 Zimbabwe 2.5 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Kiribati
- Tax revenue 17.5% (2023)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 7.4% (2023)
- Taxes on goods and services 11.8% (2023)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 7.1% (2023)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -1.4% (2023)
- Interest payments 0.7% (2023)
- Grants and other revenue 80.4% (2023)
- Interest payments 0.8% (2023)
- Compensation of employees 31.4% (2023)
- Goods and services expense 29.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating in Kiribati?
- Cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating in Kiribati was 2.5 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
- What is the lowest cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5 1=low to 6=high in 2014.
- How does Kiribati rank for cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating?
- Kiribati ranks 57th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia quality of budgetary and financial management rating rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA quality of budgetary and financial management rating (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The CPIA measures the extent to which a country’s policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction, and consequently the effective use of development assistance. The outcome of the exercise yields both an overall score and scores for sixteen criteria that compose the CPIA. These criteria include: A. Economic Management (1. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies; 2. Fiscal Policy; 3. Debt Policy and Management), B. Structural Policies (4. Trade; 5. Financial Sector; 6. Business Regulatory Environment), C. Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity (7. Gender equality; 8. Equity of public resource use; 9. Building human resources; 10. Social protection and labor; 11. Policies and institutions for environmental sustainability), D. Public Sector Management and Institutions (12. Property rights and rule-based governance; 13. Quality of budgetary and financial management; 14. Efficiency of revenue mobilization; 15. Quality of public administration; 16. Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector). The quality of budgetary and financial management criterion assesses the extent to which there is: (a) a comprehensive and credible budget, linked to policy priorities; (b) effective financial management systems to ensure that the budget is implemented as intended in a controlled and predictable way; and (c) timely and accurate accounting and fiscal reporting, including timely audit of public accounts and effective arrangements for follow up.