Kiribati vs Small states: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Kiribati
1.42 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Small states
0.4191 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kiribati rank
2nd
Small states rank
4th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Kiribati
- Small states
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 1.42 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4191 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states, a difference of 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 3.4 times Small states's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Small states ahead.
Kiribati ranks 2nd and Small states ranks 4th of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 5 and Small states in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5984 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2782 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Small states |
| 1980s | 0.522 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4577 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0643 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 0.5268 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.419 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 0.5639 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.425 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1389 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 0.5444 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.425 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1194 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 0.9022 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4323 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4698 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$), per unit of gdp, Kiribati or Small states?
- Kiribati, at 1.42 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4191 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kiribati and Small states?
- 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Small states?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Small states rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Kiribati ranks 2nd and Small states ranks 4th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.