Food exports in Kiribati
Kiribati: Food exports was 97.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Food exports in Kiribati, 1973–2021
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Kiribati is 97.2%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 15.6% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Kiribati peaked at 99.9% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1975.
Kiribati ranks 4th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Food exports in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 10.7% | — |
| 1974 | 20.5% | +91.3% |
| 1975 | 3.4% | -83.3% |
| 1976 | 5.3% | +53.5% |
| 1977 | 13.4% | +154.3% |
| 1978 | 11.6% | -13.8% |
| 1979 | 15.2% | +31.6% |
| 1980 | 99.9% | +556.8% |
| 1983 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 98.4% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 95.0% | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 96.6% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 67.1% | -30.5% |
| 1991 | 76.7% | +14.3% |
| 1992 | 90.1% | +17.5% |
| 1993 | 94.1% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 92.6% | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 97.8% | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 93.6% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 93.2% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 84.2% | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 99.4% | +18.1% |
| 2005 | 82.4% | -17.1% |
| 2007 | 79.0% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 79.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 69.7% | -12.8% |
| 2010 | 67.0% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 80.6% | +20.4% |
| 2012 | 87.7% | +8.7% |
| 2013 | 57.9% | -33.9% |
| 2014 | 74.4% | +28.5% |
| 2015 | 72.6% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 74.4% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 80.3% | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 80.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | +15.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.4% | 3.4% | 20.5% | 7 |
| 1980s | 98.4% | 95.0% | 99.9% | 7 |
| 1990s | 88.9% | 67.1% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.7% | 69.7% | 82.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 57.9% | 87.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 90.7% | 84.1% | 97.2% | 2 |
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)
- 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$), annual growth rate -16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 3,634 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Kiribati?
- Food exports in Kiribati was 97.2% in 2021, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 1980.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1975.
- How does Kiribati rank for food exports?
- Kiribati ranks 4th out of 196 countries with data for 2021.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of 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.