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$), per unit of GDP over time
- Kiribati
- Other small states
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 1.42 current US$ 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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About this data
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.