Kiribati vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Kiribati
0.6791 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.215 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Kiribati rank
24th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
26th

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

  • Kiribati
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 0.6791 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.215 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.4641 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 3.2 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.

Kiribati ranks 24th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th of 202 countries.

Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 0.6039 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1799 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.424 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2010s 0.5176 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1872 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3304 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2020s 0.6109 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2303 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3807 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Kiribati or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Kiribati, at 0.6791 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.215 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Kiribati and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
0.4641 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Kiribati ranks 24th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (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.