Kiribati vs Other small states: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Kiribati
1.42 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Other small states
0.4557 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kiribati rank
2nd
Other small states rank
3rd

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

  • Kiribati
  • Other small states
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 1.42 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4557 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Other small states, a difference of 0.9643 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 3.1 times Other small states's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 2nd and Other small states ranks 3rd of 203 countries.

Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Other small states Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4873 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4445 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0428 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2000s 0.5639 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4527 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1112 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2010s 0.5444 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4562 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0882 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2020s 0.9022 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4795 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4227 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$), per unit of gdp, Kiribati or Other small states?
Kiribati, at 1.42 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4557 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Other small states as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kiribati and Other small states?
0.9643 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Other small states?
34 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Kiribati and Other small states rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Kiribati ranks 2nd and Other small states ranks 3rd of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.