Kiribati vs Low income: Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate
Kiribati
48.5 % change on previous year
in 2025
Low income
12.09 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kiribati rank
5th
Low income rank
2nd
Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Kiribati
- Low income
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 48.5 % change on previous year against 12.09 % change on previous year in Low income, a difference of 36.41 % change on previous year.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 4.0 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 5th and Low income ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 5 and Low income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.19 % change on previous year | 4.94 % change on previous year | 0.2425 % change on previous year | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 16.3 % change on previous year | 17.84 % change on previous year | 1.54 % change on previous year | Low income |
| 1980s | 6.44 % change on previous year | 3.51 % change on previous year | 2.93 % change on previous year | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 7.92 % change on previous year | 1.6 % change on previous year | 6.32 % change on previous year | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 5.81 % change on previous year | 15.38 % change on previous year | 9.58 % change on previous year | Low income |
| 2010s | 7.61 % change on previous year | 2.99 % change on previous year | 4.63 % change on previous year | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 26.21 % change on previous year | 6.81 % change on previous year | 19.41 % change on previous year | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate, Kiribati or Low income?
- Kiribati, at 48.5 % change on previous year against 12.09 % change on previous year in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate between Kiribati and Low income?
- 36.41 % change on previous year, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Low income?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Low income rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Kiribati ranks 5th and Low income ranks 2nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise imports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.