Kiribati vs Lower middle income: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Kiribati
0.2546 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lower middle income
0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kiribati rank
25th
Lower middle income rank
27th
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Kiribati
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 0.2546 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.1965 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 4.4 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 25th and Lower middle income ranks 27th of 198 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0468 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1265 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 0.3307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0373 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2934 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 0.3198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0472 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2725 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 0.2592 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0631 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1961 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 0.2928 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0536 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2392 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 0.2093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0526 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1567 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Kiribati or Lower middle income?
- Kiribati, at 0.2546 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0581 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kiribati and Lower middle income?
- 0.1965 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Lower middle income?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Lower middle income rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Kiribati ranks 25th and Lower middle income ranks 27th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.