Kiribati vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Kiribati
0.6791 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.2154 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Kiribati rank
24th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
25th

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

  • Kiribati
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.20.40.60.81196019912023

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 0.6791 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2154 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.4637 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 3.2 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Kiribati ranks 24th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
2000s 0.6039 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2202 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3837 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2010s 0.5176 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2198 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2979 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2020s 0.6109 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2148 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3961 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$), per unit, Kiribati or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Kiribati, at 0.6791 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2154 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Kiribati and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
0.4637 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Kiribati ranks 24th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.