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Marshall Islands

MHLEast Asia & PacificUpper middle incomeCapital: Majuro
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60/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
GDP
$342.0M
2026▲ 11.0%
Population
36,282
2025▼ 3.4%
GDP per Capita
$9,677
2026▲ 14.5%
Life Expectancy
67.1 years
2024▲ 0.2%
Marshall Islands in world space2000–2024
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002024
192 countries · log scale on X world Marshall Islands· trajectory line: 1980 → today
▶About Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands's GDP is $342.0M (2026), with a population of 36,282, and GDP per capita of $9,677. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 3.7%, inflation at 7.4%, government debt at 16.7% of GDP, life expectancy of 67.1 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

▶Economy25 indicators · 2021–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD)$342.0M2026▲ 11.0%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)3.7%2026▲ 48.0%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$9,6772026▲ 14.5%IMF
GDP, PPP (Intl $)$301.0M2026▲ 6.7%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$8,5042026▲ 9.9%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.00%2026—IMF
GNI (Current USD)$364.0M2025▲ 7.8%WB
GNI per Capita, Atlas Method (Current US$)$9,7102025▲ 14.1%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (Current Intl $)$10,5902025▲ 8.5%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)13.4%2024▲ 14.9%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)68.2%2024▼ 2.1%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)19.9%2024▲ 5.4%WB
Government Consumption (% of GDP)54.5%2024▼ 4.6%WB
Household Consumption (% of GDP)69.5%2024▼ 2.0%WB
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)21.1%2024▲ 9.5%WB
Gross Savings (% of GDP)38.1%2024▲ 30.1%WB
GDP Deflator Inflation (Annual %)5.7%2025▲ 25.6%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)3.2%2024▲ 21.1%WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)-43.8%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)0.0%2021—WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$38.2M2024▲ 24.0%WB
GDP per Capita, PPP (Constant 2021 Intl $)$7,6602025▲ 5.9%WB
GDP per Capita (Constant 2015 US$)$6,1742025▲ 5.9%WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary14 indicators · 2019–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)7.4%2026▲ 34.5%IMF
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)16.7%2026▲ 41.5%IMF
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-6.1%2026▼ 535.7%IMF
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)2.4%2026▼ 73.6%IMF
Central Government Debt (% of GDP)41.6%2019—WB
Government Revenue Excluding Grants (% of GDP)31.3%2020▼ 4.8%WB
Government Expense (% of GDP)59.4%2020▼ 8.9%WB
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)17.2%2020▼ 7.8%WB
Taxes on Goods & Services (% of revenue)8.4%2020—WB
Taxes on International Trade (% of revenue)5.4%2020▼ 14.2%WB
Taxes on Income, Profits & Capital Gains (% of rev)9.7%2020—WB
Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets (% of GDP)8.8%2020—WB
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)12025▲ 0.0%WB
PPP Conversion Factor0.952025▲ 2.8%WB
▶Trade13 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)115.9%2025▼ 2.0%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)36.0%2025▼ 3.1%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)79.9%2025▼ 1.5%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$111.0M2025▲ 4.7%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$246.0M2025▲ 6.5%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$72.0M2025▲ 7.5%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$111.0M2025▲ 11.0%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)4.7%2024▲ 35.3%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$13.4M2024▲ 46.0%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$66.9M2024▲ 13.6%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)23.5%2024▲ 5.3%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)21.9%2024▲ 39.0%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$62.3M2024▲ 50.0%WB
▶External Debt2 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)39.8%2023▼ 16.2%WB
Net ODA Received (USD)$126.1M2023▼ 10.1%WB
▶People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population36,2822025▼ 3.4%WB
Population Growth (%)-3.4%2025▼ 2.4%WB
Population Density (per km²)2162023▼ 3.1%WB
Surface Area (sq km)1802023▲ 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)1802023▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)79.1%2025▲ 0.5%WB
Urban Population (total)28,7012025▼ 2.9%WB
Rural Population (%)20.9%2025▼ 1.8%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth67.1 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Male65.0 years2024▲ 0.1%WB
Life Expectancy, Female69.5 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)2.92024▼ 1.9%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)20.12024▼ 5.0%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)7.12024▲ 2.3%WB
Net Migration-1,6982025▲ 3.8%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)33.9%2025▼ 1.7%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)61.2%2025▲ 0.6%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)4.9%2025▲ 5.1%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)63.3%2025▼ 1.4%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)8.0%2025▲ 4.5%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)55.4%2025▼ 2.2%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)262.22024▼ 0.5%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)196.32024▼ 0.8%WB
▶Labor3 indicators · 2021 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Labor Force Participation, Age 15+ (National Estimate, %)49.5%2021—WB
Part-Time Employment (%)27.3%2021▲ 87.3%WB
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)40.0%2021▼ 6.9%WB
▶Education18 indicators · 2002–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Education Spending (% of GDP)7.7%2022▼ 49.3%WB
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)11.3%2022▼ 50.4%WB
Adult Literacy Rate (%)95.8%2021▼ 2.5%WB
Female Literacy Rate (%)96.3%2021—WB
Male Literacy Rate (%)95.7%2021▼ 3.1%WB
Youth Literacy Rate (%)96.4%2021▼ 1.8%WB
Primary School Enrollment (%)101.8%2024▼ 5.0%WB
Secondary School Enrollment (%)85.8%2024▼ 4.2%WB
Tertiary School Enrollment (%)37.7%2024▼ 8.8%WB
Primary Completion Rate (%)98.5%2024▼ 2.6%WB
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)114.1%2024▼ 19.4%WB
Out-of-School Children, Primary782024▲ 345.3%WB
Primary School Teachers4392024▼ 7.2%WB
Secondary School Teachers4072024▼ 6.9%WB
Primary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)45.5%2002—WB
Persistence to Last Primary Grade (% of Cohort)83.4%2021▼ 0.3%WB
Secondary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)38.9%2002—WB
Tertiary Education Spending (% of Education Budget)14.7%2002—WB
▶Health34 indicators · 2012–2025 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)13.4%2023▼ 1.5%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$8942023▲ 4.1%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)10.1%2023▲ 72.0%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)1.1%2023▲ 1.6%WHO
Under-5 Mortality (per 1,000 live births)26.72024▼ 3.3%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)12.52024▼ 3.1%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)1552023▼ 10.9%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)23.82024▼ 2.9%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)29.52024▼ 3.0%WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)88.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)85.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)4112024▼ 55.7%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Male Adults (%)51.3%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Female Adults (%)8.5%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Infant Mortality, Under Age 1 (WHO)22.6809848062024—WHO
Under-5 Mortality (WHO)26.7440279852024—WHO
Neonatal Mortality, 0–27 Days (WHO)12.4539501492024—WHO
Maternal Deaths (WHO Estimates)1.2708198132023—WHO
Estimated Tuberculosis Incidence (WHO)4112024—WHO
TB Mortality, Excluding HIV (per 100K)792024—WHO
Diabetes Prevalence, Age 18+ (age-standardized, %)29.5801012022—WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (WHO/UNICEF)852025—WHO
Measles First-Dose Coverage (MCV1, WHO/UNICEF)882025—WHO
Hepatitis B Three-Dose Coverage (HepB3, WHO/UNICEF)892025—WHO
Physicians (total)472021—WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel1992021—WHO
Dentists (total)62021▼ 14.3%WHO
Pharmacists (total)42012—WHO
Child Wasting, Under 5 (survey, %)3.52017—WHO
Child Stunting, Under 5 (survey, %)34.82017—WHO
Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)11.92017—WHO
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)662023—WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)11.92021—WHO
Current Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, US$)894.215332032023—WHO
▶Energy & Environment15 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
CO₂ Emissions per Capita, Excluding LULUCF (t CO2e)02024▲ 3.4%WB
CO₂ Emissions, Excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e)02024▲ 0.0%WB
Renewable Electricity Output (%)2.4%2021▲ 0.0%WB
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)12.2%2022▲ 0.8%WB
Access to Electricity (%)97.2%2024▼ 2.8%WB
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)64.8%2023▼ 0.6%WB
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)4.12023▼ 13.8%WB
Forest Area (%)52.2%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Forest Area (sq km)942023▲ 0.0%WB
Arable Land (%)2.8%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas (%)0.3%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Marine Protected Areas (%)0.3%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)87.4%2024▼ 0.0%WHO
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)79.0%2024▲ 0.1%WHO
Urban PM2.5 Concentration (WHO)6.598046832023—WHO
▶Agriculture5 indicators · 2005–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Agricultural Land (%)38.9%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)90.82022▲ 0.9%WB
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)90.82022▲ 0.9%WB
Total Fisheries Production (metric tonnes)96,8192024▲ 31.0%WB
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)22005—WB
▶Technology7 indicators · 2022–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Internet Users (%)65.9%2024▲ 2.9%WB
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)402022▲ 2.7%WB
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)2.42022▲ 3.2%WB
Secure Internet Servers (per million)213.12024▲ 37.9%WB
Scientific Journal Articles12023▼ 57.6%WB
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)1.5%2024▼ 6.9%WB
ICT Service Exports (USD)$317,6972024▲ 0.0%WB
▶Infrastructure5 indicators · 2019–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Air Transport, Passengers Carried29,5022023▲ 142.3%WB
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)0.42023▲ 49.7%WB
Container Port Traffic (TEU)30,7112019—WB
Electricity from Oil (%)97.6%2021▲ 0.0%WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021—WB
▶Gender7 indicators · 2016–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Women in Parliament (%)12.1%2025▲ 0.0%WB
Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%)37.3%2021▲ 33.8%WB
Gross Intake to First Primary Grade, Female (%)85.8%2016—WB
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)71.32024▼ 0.8%WB
Gross Intake to First Primary Grade, Total (%)83.5%2016—WB
Gender Parity Index, Secondary1.092021▼ 1.3%WB
Gender Parity in Primary Education0.942021▼ 1.9%WB
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption0.412023▲ 6.7%WB
Government Effectiveness0.072023▼ 69.2%WB
Political Stability1.182023▲ 16.6%WB
Regulatory Quality-0.422023▼ 7.2%WB
Rule of Law0.682023▼ 7.2%WB
Voice & Accountability1.132023▲ 1.8%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)64.2%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)54.7%2023▼ 10.1%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)73.1%2023▼ 2.5%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)93.4%2023▲ 11.2%WB
▶Poverty & Inequality6 indicators · 2019 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Poverty at $4.20/day (2021 PPP, %)6.7%2019—WB
Poverty Headcount, National (%)7.2%2019—WB
Gini Index35.52019—WB
Income Share, Top 20%43.2%2019—WB
Income Share, Bottom 20%7.2%2019—WB
Poverty Gap at $3.00/day (2021 PPP, %)0.4%2019—WB
▶Social Protection7 indicators · 2019–2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Social Insurance Coverage (%)55.6%2019——
Social Assistance Coverage (%)14.9%2019——
Social Protection Coverage (%)62.7%2019——
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.422020—WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.442020—WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.402020—WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School5.7 years2020—WB
▶Tourism5 indicators · 2018–2019 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals6,1002019—WB
Tourism Receipts (USD)$20.1M2018—WB
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$31.4M2018—WB
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)15.6%2018—WB
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$11.5M2018—WB
▶Urban Development3 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Urban Population Growth (%)-3.0%2025▼ 3.0%WB
Population in Slums (% of urban)2.4%2022▲ 7.0%WB
Rural Population Growth (%)-5.2%2025▼ 2.0%WB

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