East Asia & Pacific vs Kiribati: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 147.8% against 50.6% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 97.2%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 2.9 times East Asia & Pacific's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kiribati ahead.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th and Kiribati ranks 10th of 47 groups.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.2% | 99.0% | 74.8% | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 30.5% | 64.6% | 34.2% | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 32.6% | 61.4% | 28.8% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 49.3% | 61.2% | 11.8% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 58.9% | 9.3% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 48.3% | 95.2% | 46.9% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, East Asia & Pacific or Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at 147.8% against 50.6% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between East Asia & Pacific and Kiribati?
- 97.2%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Kiribati?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Kiribati rank globally for merchandise trade?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th and Kiribati ranks 10th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.