Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Kiribati
Kiribati: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.2546 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Kiribati, 1979–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Kiribati is 0.2546 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Kiribati peaked at 0.4669 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1235 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2020.
That places Kiribati 25th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980 | 0.2722 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +57.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3213 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2812 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2483 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3881 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +56.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3803 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3299 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3553 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4669 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3399 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2692 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2757 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2471 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2498 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2637 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2931 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2575 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2776 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.2524 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3051 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +20.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3566 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3601 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3503 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2762 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2379 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2545 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1235 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -51.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1281 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.243 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +89.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2496 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 0.2546 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1733 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.3307 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2483 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4037 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3198 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2471 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4669 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2592 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2931 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.2928 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2379 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3601 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2093 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1235 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 22 Cayman Islands 0.2565 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Andorra 0.2553 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 24 Estonia 0.2548 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Saint Lucia 0.2529 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 27 Belgium 0.2411 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 28 Timor-Leste 0.2384 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Kiribati
- Merchandise trade 147.8% (2025)
- Food imports 41.4% (2021)
- Manufactures imports 43.0% (2021)
- Merchandise imports 496.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 97.2% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 2.1% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 20.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 146.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0573 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Kiribati?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Kiribati was 0.2546 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4669 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1235 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
- How does Kiribati rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Kiribati ranks 25th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.