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

European Union
0.3487 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kiribati
1.42 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
European Union rank
1st
Kiribati rank
2nd

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

  • European Union
  • Kiribati
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 1.42 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3487 current US$ per US$ of GDP in European Union, a difference of 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 4.1 times European Union's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kiribati ahead.

European Union ranks 1st and Kiribati ranks 2nd of 2 groups.

Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade European Union Kiribati Difference Ahead
1970s 0.2059 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3202 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1142 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
1980s 0.2325 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.522 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2895 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
1990s 0.2243 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5268 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3025 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2000s 0.3019 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5639 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.262 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2010s 0.3428 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5444 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2016 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2020s 0.371 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9022 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5311 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, European Union or Kiribati?
Kiribati, at 1.42 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3487 current US$ per US$ of GDP in European Union as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between European Union and Kiribati?
1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Kiribati?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do European Union and Kiribati rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
European Union ranks 1st and Kiribati ranks 2nd of 2 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.