Kiribati vs Switzerland: Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate
Kiribati
48.5 % change on previous year
in 2025
Switzerland
36.42 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kiribati rank
5th
Switzerland rank
7th
Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Kiribati
- Switzerland
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 48.5 % change on previous year against 36.42 % change on previous year in Switzerland, a difference of 12.08 % change on previous year.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.19 % change on previous year | 10.13 % change on previous year | 4.94 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 16.3 % change on previous year | 19.53 % change on previous year | 3.23 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 6.44 % change on previous year | 8.02 % change on previous year | 1.59 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 7.92 % change on previous year | 3.61 % change on previous year | 4.31 % change on previous year | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 5.81 % change on previous year | 10.52 % change on previous year | 4.71 % change on previous year | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 7.61 % change on previous year | 4.08 % change on previous year | 3.53 % change on previous year | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 26.21 % change on previous year | 11.14 % change on previous year | 15.08 % change on previous year | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate, Kiribati or Switzerland?
- Kiribati, at 48.5 % change on previous year against 36.42 % change on previous year in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate between Kiribati and Switzerland?
- 12.08 % change on previous year, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Switzerland?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Switzerland rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Kiribati ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.