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Micronesia, Fed. Sts.

FSMEast Asia & PacificLower middle incomeCapital: Palikir
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54/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
GDP
$1
2027▲ 3.1%
Population
113,160
2024▲ 0.5%
GDP per Capita
$5,664
2027▲ 3.1%
Life Expectancy
67.2 years
2023▲ 0.4%
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. in world space2000–2023
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002023
192 countries · log scale on X world Micronesia, Fed. Sts.· trajectory line: 1980 → today
▶About Micronesia, Fed. Sts.

Micronesia, Fed. Sts.'s GDP is $519.0M (2026), with a population of 113,160, and GDP per capita of $5,492. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 1.4%, inflation at 3.4%, government debt at 6.8% of GDP, life expectancy of 67.2 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

The economy of the Federated States of Micronesia is classified as lower middle income and is heavily reliant on external aid and grants, which constitute a significant portion of its GDP. The projected GDP for 2026 is approximately $0.519 billion, with a GDP per capita of $5,492.292. The economy is expected to grow at a modest rate of 1.4% in 2026, with inflation projected at 3.4%. Trade is a crucial component, with trade to GDP ratio at 98.42% in 2024. The economy is characterized by limited natural resources and a strong dependence on imports for essential goods. Societally, the Federated States of Micronesia has a population of around 113,160 as of 2024, with a life expectancy of 67.2 years in 2023. The capital, Palikir, serves as the administrative center. The social fabric is deeply influenced by traditional customs and a strong sense of community, with subsistence farming and fishing playing significant roles in daily life. The education and healthcare systems face challenges due to limited resources and geographical dispersion across the archipelago.

▶Economy21 indicators · 2021–2027 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD, Billions)$12027▲ 3.1%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)0.8%2027▼ 42.9%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$5,6642027▲ 3.1%IMF
GDP, PPP (Billions Intl $)$02027▲ 2.4%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$5,0342027▲ 2.5%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.00%2027—IMF
GNI (Current USD)$508.7M2024▲ 4.8%WB
GNI per Capita (USD)$4,2402024▲ 2.7%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (USD)$4,6902024▲ 0.6%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)5.0%2024▼ 1.3%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)67.9%2024▼ 2.5%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)22.8%2024▼ 2.7%WB
GDP Deflator (%)6.0%2024▲ 6.5%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)0.5%2024▼ 1.3%WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$3,7412021▼ 2.7%WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)-44.5%2024▼ 4.6%WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)0.0%2021▼ 11.1%WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.02%2021▼ 11.1%WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$23.5M2024▲ 5.4%WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary20 indicators · 2020–2027 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)2.4%2027▼ 29.4%IMF
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)4.9%2027▼ 27.9%IMF
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)1.1%2027▼ 26.7%IMF
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-3.5%2027▲ 0.0%IMF
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)5.4%2022▲ 69.5%WB
Real Interest Rate (%)10.6%2021▼ 44.2%WB
Lending Interest Rate (%)12.6%2021▼ 12.8%WB
Deposit Interest Rate (%)0.0%2021▼ 42.9%WB
Government Debt (% of GDP)27.8%2020▲ 15.1%WB
Government Revenue (% of GDP)29.7%2020▼ 26.0%WB
Government Expenditure (% of GDP)23.4%2020▼ 1.2%WB
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)7.0%2020▼ 64.7%WB
Taxes on Goods & Services (% of revenue)3.4%2020▲ 17.5%WB
Taxes on International Trade (% of revenue)4.5%2020▲ 38.4%WB
Taxes on Income, Profits & Capital Gains (% of rev)10.9%2020▼ 69.2%WB
Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets (% of GDP)10.5%2020▲ 10.9%WB
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$497.4M2021▲ 10.1%WB
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)12024▲ 0.0%WB
PPP Conversion Factor0.962024▲ 3.5%WB
Broad Money (% of GDP)84.9%2021▲ 9.9%WB
▶Trade9 indicators · 2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)98.4%2024▲ 0.6%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)26.9%2024▼ 2.5%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)71.5%2024▲ 1.8%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$127.0M2024▲ 4.1%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$337.0M2024▲ 8.7%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$185.0M2024▲ 74.5%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$292.0M2024▼ 3.0%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$23.3M2024▲ 0.0%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)5.0%2024▼ 6.4%WB
▶External Debt2 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)25.9%2023▼ 21.0%WB
Net ODA Received (USD)$125.8M2023▼ 17.4%WB
▶Finance3 indicators · 2021 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)23.4%2021▼ 3.1%WB
Bank Capital to Assets Ratio (%)5.3%2021▼ 4.4%WB
Bank Nonperforming Loans (%)0.3%2021▲ 107.9%WB
▶People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population113,1602024▲ 0.5%WB
Population Growth (%)0.5%2024▲ 2.2%WB
Population Density (per km²)1612023▲ 0.5%WB
Surface Area (sq km)7002023▲ 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)7002023▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)22.5%2024▲ 0.1%WB
Urban Population (total)25,4122024▲ 0.6%WB
Rural Population (%)77.5%2024▼ 0.0%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth67.2 years2023▲ 0.4%WB
Life Expectancy, Male63.5 years2023▲ 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Female71.1 years2023▲ 0.5%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)2.72023▼ 1.3%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)22.32023▼ 0.9%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)7.62023▲ 0.4%WB
Net Migration-1,1252025▼ 1.9%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)31.8%2024▼ 0.9%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)62.2%2024▲ 0.1%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)5.9%2024▲ 3.8%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)60.8%2024▼ 0.3%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)9.6%2024▲ 3.7%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)51.2%2024▼ 1.0%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)309.82023▼ 0.2%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)1742023▼ 3.2%WB
▶Labor1 indicator · 2014 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)28.7%2014—WB
▶Education11 indicators · 2005–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Education Spending (% of GDP)11.6%2020▲ 8.1%WB
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)18.6%2020▲ 2.8%WB
Primary School Enrollment (%)82.2%2024▲ 0.0%WB
Secondary School Enrollment (%)87.3%2005—WB
Primary Completion Rate (%)78.9%2024▼ 9.8%WB
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)75.1%2024▼ 3.3%WB
Out-of-School Children, Primary3,3012024▼ 4.2%WB
Out-of-School Girls, Primary1,5002024▼ 5.9%WB
Primary School Teachers7742023▼ 4.6%WB
Secondary School Teachers8912021▼ 8.5%WB
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary202015—WB
▶Health31 indicators · 2019–2024 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)12.9%2023▲ 2.0%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$5082023▲ 8.4%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)1.8%2023▲ 17.9%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)2.6%2023▼ 1.7%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)12020▲ 27.8%WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)2.22019▲ 6.1%WHO
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)23.12023▼ 3.3%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)12.12023▼ 3.2%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)1292023▼ 10.4%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)20.12023▼ 3.4%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)25.92023▼ 3.4%WHO
Cause of Death, Communicable (%)12.7%2019—WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)79.5%2019—WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)7.8%2019—WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)81.0%2024▼ 5.8%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)76.0%2024▼ 3.8%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)2642024▼ 33.5%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)19.82021▲ 3.3%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)22020▼ 4.7%WHO
Maternal Deaths32023▼ 10.9%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100K)2642024▼ 33.5%WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (%)76%2024▼ 3.8%WHO
Measles Immunization Coverage (%)81%2024▼ 5.8%WHO
Hepatitis B Immunization Coverage (%)85%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
Physicians (total)102020▲ 27.8%WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel222019▲ 6.1%WHO
Dentists (total)2302019▲ 0.0%WHO
Pharmacists (total)152019—WHO
Universal Health Coverage Index652023▲ 0.0%WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)162021—WHO
Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, USD)$5082023▲ 8.4%WHO
▶Energy & Environment14 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
CO₂ Emissions (tonnes per capita)02024▼ 0.5%WB
CO₂ Emissions (total kilotonnes)02024▲ 0.0%WB
Renewable Electricity Output (%)4.9%2021▼ 20.1%WB
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)2.0%2022▼ 4.8%WB
Access to Electricity (%)86.9%2023▲ 1.9%WB
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)13.3%2023▲ 0.0%WB
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)12.12020▼ 1.8%WB
Forest Area (%)92.2%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Forest Area (sq km)6452023▲ 0.0%WB
Arable Land (%)2.9%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Terrestrial Protected Areas (%)0.0%2024—WB
Marine Protected Areas (%)0.0%2024—WB
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)89.9%2020▲ 0.0%WHO
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)90.5%2020▲ 0.0%WHO
▶Agriculture9 indicators · 2022–2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Agricultural Land (%)7.1%2023▲ 0.0%WB
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)1,7042023▼ 0.5%WB
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)121.62022▲ 2.1%WB
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)125.72022▲ 2.3%WB
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)1042022▲ 0.6%WB
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)1702023▲ 0.0%WB
Total Fisheries Production (metric tonnes)162,6622023▼ 8.7%WB
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)7.52023▲ 66.7%WB
Cereal Production (metric tons)2892023▼ 0.3%WB
▶Technology5 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Internet Users (%)39.4%2020▲ 3.6%WB
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100 people)202022▲ 1.4%WB
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)5.82022▲ 8.2%WB
Secure Internet Servers (per million)194.42024▲ 21.6%WB
Scientific Journal Articles32022▲ 51.3%WB
▶Infrastructure3 indicators · 2019–2021 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Container Port Traffic (TEU)25,2342019▼ 21.6%WB
Electricity from Oil (%)95.1%2021▲ 1.3%WB
Electricity from Nuclear (%)0.0%2021—WB
▶Gender6 indicators · 2005–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Women in Parliament (%)15.4%2024▲ 7.7%WB
Girls Out-of-School Rate (%)97.5%2015—WB
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)43.72023▼ 0.6%WB
Gender Parity Index, Primary96.892015—WB
Gender Parity Index, Secondary1.082005—WB
Gender Parity in Primary Education1.002021▲ 0.1%WB
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption0.782023▲ 62.2%WB
Government Effectiveness0.232023▼ 38.8%WB
Political Stability1.082023▼ 10.6%WB
Regulatory Quality-0.582023▼ 3.4%WB
Rule of Law0.642023▼ 6.6%WB
Voice & Accountability1.092023▼ 3.5%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)78.3%2023▲ 16.1%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)59.4%2023▼ 7.4%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)72.2%2023▼ 0.6%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)89.6%2023▼ 5.1%WB
▶Military1 indicator · 2019 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)0.92019—WB
▶Social Protection4 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.512020▲ 8.5%WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.532020▲ 9.4%WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.492020▲ 8.7%WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School7.2 years2020▲ 15.8%WB
▶Tourism1 indicator · 2019 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals18,0002019▼ 6.3%WB
▶Urban Development2 indicators · 2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Urban Population Growth (%)0.6%2024▲ 3.0%WB
Rural Population Growth (%)0.4%2024▲ 1.9%WB

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