Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Kiribati
Kiribati: Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports was 4.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Computer, communications and other services in Kiribati, 1979–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2025, computer, communications and other services in Kiribati stood at 4.7%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 68.4% on the previous year and down 84.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Kiribati peaked at 79.5% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2025.
Kiribati ranks 177th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 15.2% | — |
| 1980 | 9.7% | -36.0% |
| 1981 | 9.4% | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 9.4% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 8.8% | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 9.1% | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 50.5% | +453.1% |
| 1986 | 52.0% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 39.1% | -24.8% |
| 1988 | 36.1% | -7.6% |
| 1989 | 43.2% | +19.7% |
| 1990 | 45.4% | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 78.3% | +72.4% |
| 1992 | 73.4% | -6.2% |
| 1993 | 69.4% | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 79.5% | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 23.8% | -70.1% |
| 2007 | 22.1% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | -23.9% |
| 2009 | 18.4% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 21.2% | +23.3% |
| 2012 | 18.5% | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 32.6% | +75.9% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 30.3% | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 37.8% | +24.9% |
| 2017 | 29.0% | -23.3% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | -21.3% |
| 2019 | 22.3% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 47.3% | +112.5% |
| 2021 | 23.3% | -50.8% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 15.5% | -25.1% |
| 2024 | 14.8% | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 4.7% | -68.4% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 4.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.4%, 17% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 4.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.2%, 23% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … exports in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +453.1% | 9.1% | 50.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.2% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 26.7% | 8.8% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.2% | 45.4% | 79.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 20.3% | 16.8% | 23.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 26.9% | 17.2% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 4.7% | 47.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
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)
- Commercial service imports 80.44 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 97.2% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 2.1% (2021)
- Merchandise exports 20.00 million current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 5.98 million current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 146.53 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Kiribati?
- Computer, communications and other services in Kiribati was 4.7% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest computer, communications and other services recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 79.5% in 1994.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2025.
- How does Kiribati rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Kiribati ranks 177th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 84.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Computer, communications and other services include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.