Kiribati vs Vanuatu: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Kiribati
1,495 current US$ per person
in 2023
Vanuatu
1,324 current US$ per person
in 2023
Kiribati rank
133rd
Vanuatu rank
135th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Kiribati
  • Vanuatu
05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k196419932023

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 1,495 current US$ per person against 1,324 current US$ per person in Vanuatu, a difference of 171 current US$ per person.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 133rd and Vanuatu ranks 135th of 206 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s 634.74 current US$ per person 913.38 current US$ per person 278.64 current US$ per person Vanuatu
2010s 908.55 current US$ per person 1,339 current US$ per person 430.09 current US$ per person Vanuatu
2020s 1,273 current US$ per person 1,120 current US$ per person 152.8 current US$ per person Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Kiribati or Vanuatu?
Kiribati, at 1,495 current US$ per person against 1,324 current US$ per person in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Kiribati and Vanuatu?
171 current US$ per person, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Vanuatu?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Vanuatu rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Kiribati ranks 133rd and Vanuatu ranks 135th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Kiribati vs Vanuatu: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-imports-by-the-reporting-economy-current-us-per-capita/kiribati/vanuatu/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/merchandise-imports-by-the-reporting-economy-current-us-per-capita/kiribati/vanuatu/">Kiribati vs Vanuatu: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.