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Christmas Island
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ANNUAL ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT
Population & economic scale
The most recent non-empty observations returned by the World Bank when this snapshot was collected. Read the year on each card: these are annual statistics, not live measurements.
No matching World Bank economy was found for Christmas Island. Figures from another country or a regional aggregate have not been substituted.
Population
Not available
people
No observation in this snapshot
Definition, value & source
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.
- Collected
- Oct 7, 2026
- Dataset update reported by API
- Jul 13, 2026; separate from the observation year
World Bank indicator ↗ · API record ↗
World Bank, World Development Indicators. CC BY 4.0. Underlying sources: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), uri: https://population.un.org/wpp/, publisher: UN Population Division; Statistical databases and publications from national statistical offices, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), uri: https://unstats.un.org/home/nso_sites/, publisher: National Statistical Offices; Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, Eurostat (ESTAT), uri: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/database?node_code=earn_ses_monthly, publisher: Eurostat; Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), United Nations (UN), uri: https://unstats.un.org, publisher: UN Statistics Division
GDP
Not available
current US$
No observation in this snapshot
Definition, value & source
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
- Collected
- Oct 7, 2026
- Dataset update reported by API
- Jul 13, 2026; separate from the observation year
World Bank indicator ↗ · API record ↗
World Bank, World Development Indicators. CC BY 4.0. Underlying sources: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
GDP per capita
Not available
current US$ per person
No observation in this snapshot
Definition, value & source
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
- Collected
- Oct 7, 2026
- Dataset update reported by API
- Jul 13, 2026; separate from the observation year
World Bank indicator ↗ · API record ↗
World Bank, World Development Indicators. CC BY 4.0. Underlying sources: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
GDP and GDP per capita use current US dollars, without an inflation or purchasing-power-parity adjustment. Source years can differ. Missing data is not zero; earlier archive figures below are retained as a separate historical reference.
THE REFERENCE FILE
Christmas Island at a glance
These are historical reference facts from the 2025 World Factbook archive. Each estimate keeps its own period; an archive edition does not make every figure a measurement from that year.
THE HISTORICAL REFERENCE LIBRARY
Explore the country in detail
Browse the economy, population, resources and infrastructure. These archived descriptions keep their original wording and dates; they have not been updated to describe current conditions.
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Location
Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Capital
name: The Settlement (Flying Fish Cove) geographic coordinates: 10 25 S, 105 43 E time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: Flying Fish Cove was named after a British explorer's ship in 1886
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Economic overview
high-income Australian territorial economy; development through government services and phosphate mining; operates Australia s Immigration Detention Centre; increasing tourism and government investments; sustained environmental protections
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Natural resources
phosphate, beaches
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Industries
tourism, phosphate extraction (near depletion)
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Exports - partners
Indonesia 30%, USA 26%, Malaysia 12%, Ireland 8%, UK 7% (2023) note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
2023 source periods; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Exports - commodities
fertilizers, paintings, amine compounds (2023) note: top export commodities based on value in dollars over $500,000
2023 source periods; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Imports - partners
USA 58%, Australia 40%, Malaysia 1%, Fiji 0%, Singapore 0% (2023) note: top five import partners based on percentage share of imports
2023 source periods; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Imports - commodities
aircraft, refined petroleum, cars, air conditioners, plastic products (2023) note: top five import commodities based on value in dollars
2023 source periods; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Climate
tropical with a wet season (December to April) and dry season; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Terrain
steep cliffs along coast rise abruptly to central plateau
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Land use
agricultural land: 0% (2018 est.) other: 100% (2018 est.)
2018 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Natural hazards
the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard
archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Languages
English (official) 27.6%, Mandarin 17.2%, Malay 17.1%, Cantonese 3.9%, Min Nan 1.6%, Tagalog 1%, other 4.5%, unspecified 27.1% (2016 est.) note: data represent language spoken at home
2016 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Religions
Muslim 19.4%, Buddhist 18.3%, Roman Catholic 8.8%, Protestant 6.5% (includes Anglican 3.6%, Uniting Church 1.2%, other 1.7%), other Christian 3.3%, other 0.6%, none 15.3%, unspecified 27.7% (2016 est.)
2016 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Age structure
0-14 years: 16.6% 15-64 years: 70.4% 65 years and over: 13% (2021)
2021 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Airports
1 (2025)
2025 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Railways
total: 18 km (2017) standard gauge: 18 km (2017) 1.435-m (not in operation) note: the 18-km Christmas Island Phosphate Company Railway between Flying Fish Cove and South Point was decommissioned in 1987; some tracks and scrap remain in place
2017, 1987 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
Ports
total ports: 1 (2024) large: 0 medium: 1 small: 0 very small: 0 ports with oil terminals: 0 key ports: Flying Fish Cove
2024 dates in source text; archive edition 2025 · Archive source ↗
CURRENCY OBSERVATIONS
Money & exchange rates
The latest verified daily references are separate from the historical country profile. Values are currency units per US$1.
Australian Dollar
AUD per US$1
Published reference snapshot; its original observation date is preserved.
1 AUD = US$0.6964273
1.3851–1.4406 AUD per US$1 across the displayed observations. The vertical scale follows this range.
View dated observations
| Observation date | AUD per US$1 |
|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | 1.4359 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | 1.4387 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | 1.4406 |
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.4406 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.4404 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.4382 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.4329 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 1.4273 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 1.424 |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 1.4235 |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 1.4234 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 1.4233 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 1.4198 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 1.41 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 1.405 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 1.4037 |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.4049 |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 1.405 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 1.4052 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 1.4054 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 1.4029 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1.403 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 1.3986 |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 1.394 |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 1.3935 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 1.3929 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 1.3876 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 1.3851 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | 1.3863 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 1.3877 |
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- Country reference
- CIA World Factbook · 2025 archive
- Archive retrieved
- Oct 6, 2026 · retrieval date, not an observation period
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