Kiribati vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Kiribati
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 147.8% against 49.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 98.8%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 3.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 10th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 204 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.0% | 40.6% | 58.3% | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 64.6% | 36.2% | 28.5% | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 61.4% | 37.8% | 23.6% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 61.2% | 45.1% | 16.1% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 41.6% | 17.3% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 43.5% | 51.7% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Kiribati or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Kiribati, at 147.8% against 49.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Kiribati and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 98.8%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Kiribati ranks 10th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 11th of 204 countries.
- 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.