Kiribati vs Netherlands: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Kiribati
- Netherlands
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 147.8% against 139.5% in Netherlands, a difference of 8.3%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 10th and Netherlands ranks 11th of 204 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.0% | 79.6% | 19.4% | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 64.6% | 81.8% | 17.2% | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 61.4% | 85.1% | 23.7% | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 61.2% | 109.4% | 48.2% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 140.7% | 81.8% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 95.2% | 150.8% | 55.6% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Kiribati or Netherlands?
- Kiribati, at 147.8% against 139.5% in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Kiribati and Netherlands?
- 8.3%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Netherlands?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Netherlands rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Kiribati ranks 10th and Netherlands 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.