Nauru GDP Trends from 2004 to 2024: A overall increase with some decline Flow

  • April 18, 2025

Nauru's GDP changed from approximately $31M in 2004 to $161M in 2024, showing an overall 419.4% sharply increased during the period.
The lowest GDP was recorded in 2007 at $23M, and the highest in 2021 at $176M.
Over the 20-year span, the GDP showed a overall increase with some decline trend, with an average annual growth rate of 8.6%. For comparison, the average annual growth rate of Kiribati was 5.2%, and that of Tuvalu was 6.4%.

Overview of Nauru's GDP (2004–2024)

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Nauru recorded a 419.4% sharply increased from 2004 to 2024.
The average GDP during this period was $91M 380K, and the median was $97M.
GDP fluctuated within a range of $153M, with a standard deviation of $48M 953K.
The average annual change was $7M 615K.


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Nauru GDP from 2004 to 2024

The total market value of goods and services produced annually in Nauru.

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Highest and Lowest GDP Records

  • Lowest GDP: 2007, $23M
  • Highest GDP: 2021, $176M
  • Most Recent GDP: 2024, $161M

Notable Annual GDP Changes

  • 2021: Significant increase in GDP
  • 2022: Noticeable drop in GDP

Overall pattern: overall increase with some decline


Global Economic Events and Nauru's GDP

COVID-19 Pandemic (2020)

  • Period: From 2019 to 2020
  • GDP Change: $125M → $125M
  • Outcome: remained stable

2008 Global Financial Crisis

  • Period: From 2007 to 2009
  • GDP Change: $23M → $44M
  • Outcome: sharply increased

2001 Dot-com Bubble Burst

  • Period: From 2000 to 2001
  • GDP Change: $0 → $0
  • Outcome: remained stable

1998 Asian Financial Crisis

  • Period: From 1997 to 1998
  • GDP Change: $0 → $0
  • Outcome: remained stable

Key Economic Indicators of Nauru (2004–2024)

yearNominal GDPGDP per CapitaPPP per CapitaPPP GDPGDP GrowthCurrent AccountSavingsFiscal BalancePopulation
2004
$ 31M
$ 3,066.93
$ 3,127.40
$ 31M
0 %
0 %
0 %
0 %
10,000 people
2005
$ 30M
$ 3,053.02
$ 2,981.18
$ 30M
-8.433 %
0 %
0 %
0 %
10,000 people
2006
$ 29M
$ 3,144.74
$ 2,988.56
$ 28M
-9.045 %
0 %
0 %
0 %
9,000 people
2007
$ 23M
$ 2,509.32
$ 2,959.23
$ 27M
-4.509 %
0 %
0 %
0 %
9,000 people
2008
$ 37M
$ 3,982.19
$ 5,245.15
$ 49M
76.864 %
53.407 %
0 %
0 %
9,000 people
2009
$ 44M
$ 4,630.94
$ 4,896.16
$ 47M
-5.652 %
64.134 %
0 %
0 %
10,000 people
2010
$ 48M
$ 4,813.33
$ 4,770.26
$ 47M
-0.16 %
47.865 %
0 %
0 %
10,000 people
2011
$ 66M
$ 6,521.17
$ 5,466.68
$ 55M
14.395 %
28.824 %
0 %
0 %
10,000 people
2012
$ 101M
$ 10,005.18
$ 6,957.48
$ 70M
25.279 %
34.403 %
0 %
0 %
10,000 people
2013
$ 94M
$ 8,975.70
$ 7,026.42
$ 74M
3.648 %
51.567 %
0 %
0 %
11,000 people
2014
$ 99M
$ 8,630.43
$ 7,645.98
$ 88M
16.423 %
29.012 %
0 %
0 %
11,000 people
2015
$ 85M
$ 7,090.71
$ 7,580.59
$ 91M
2.698 %
-19.63 %
0 %
0 %
12,000 people
2016
$ 97M
$ 7,825.37
$ 7,681.72
$ 96M
4.363 %
4.194 %
0 %
0 %
12,000 people
2017
$ 109M
$ 8,550.69
$ 7,178.98
$ 92M
-6.011 %
12.41 %
0 %
0 %
13,000 people
2018
$ 131M
$ 10,582.21
$ 7,461.97
$ 92M
-1.219 %
7.595 %
0 %
0 %
12,000 people
2019
$ 125M
$ 10,567.41
$ 8,619.52
$ 102M
8.487 %
4.6 %
0 %
0 %
12,000 people
2020
$ 125M
$ 10,346.10
$ 8,735.84
$ 105M
1.982 %
2.527 %
0 %
0 %
12,000 people
2021
$ 176M
$ 14,303.43
$ 9,607.12
$ 118M
7.207 %
3.797 %
0 %
0 %
12,000 people
2022
$ 154M
$ 12,268.58
$ 10,372.95
$ 130M
2.841 %
-0.541 %
0 %
0 %
13,000 people
2023
$ 154M
$ 12,037.89
$ 10,607.73
$ 136M
0.596 %
3.449 %
0 %
0 %
13,000 people