Djibouti vs Kiribati: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Djibouti
1.35 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kiribati
1.42 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Djibouti rank
3rd
Kiribati rank
2nd

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Djibouti
  • Kiribati
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 1.42 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.35 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Djibouti, a difference of 0.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 3rd and Kiribati ranks 2nd of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and Kiribati in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Kiribati Difference Ahead
1980s 0.5319 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5922 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0603 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
1990s 0.4045 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5268 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1223 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2000s 0.4216 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5639 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1423 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2010s 0.6997 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5444 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1553 current US$ per US$ of GDP Djibouti
2020s 1.26 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9022 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3601 current US$ per US$ of GDP Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Djibouti or Kiribati?
Kiribati, at 1.42 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1.35 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Djibouti as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Djibouti and Kiribati?
0.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Kiribati?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Djibouti and Kiribati rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Djibouti ranks 3rd and Kiribati ranks 2nd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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 (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
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (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.