Import volume index in Kiribati
Kiribati: Import volume index was 231.4 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import volume index in Kiribati, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
The most recent figure for import volume index in Kiribati is 231.4 2015 = 100, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.5% on the previous year and up 187.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import volume index in Kiribati peaked at 231.4 2015 = 100 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.5 2015 = 100, in 2008.
Kiribati ranks 9th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Import volume index in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 78.2 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 63.5 2015 = 100 | -18.8% |
| 2007 | 67 2015 = 100 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 60.5 2015 = 100 | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 62.1 2015 = 100 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 63.1 2015 = 100 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 68.1 2015 = 100 | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 83.8 2015 = 100 | +23.1% |
| 2013 | 75 2015 = 100 | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 80.5 2015 = 100 | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | +24.2% |
| 2016 | 121.9 2015 = 100 | +21.9% |
| 2017 | 113.7 2015 = 100 | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 102.4 2015 = 100 | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 106.7 2015 = 100 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 116.1 2015 = 100 | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 139.3 2015 = 100 | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 139.5 2015 = 100 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 213.2 2015 = 100 | +52.8% |
| 2024 | 231.4 2015 = 100 | +8.5% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 231.4 2015 = 100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 115 2015 = 100, 2.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 231.4 2015 = 100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 120.8 2015 = 100, 1.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.26 2015 = 100 | 60.5 2015 = 100 | 78.2 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 91.52 2015 = 100 | 63.1 2015 = 100 | 121.9 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 167.9 2015 = 100 | 116.1 2015 = 100 | 231.4 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 6 Uzbekistan 245.6 2015 = 100 compare
- 7 Cape Verde 244.6 2015 = 100 compare
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 232.3 2015 = 100 compare
- 10 Mongolia 230.3 2015 = 100 compare
- 11 Vietnam 215.7 2015 = 100 compare
- 12 Guinea 212.8 2015 = 100 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 import volume index in Kiribati?
- Import volume index in Kiribati was 231.4 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import volume index recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 231.4 2015 = 100 in 2024.
- What is the lowest import volume index recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.5 2015 = 100 in 2008.
- How does Kiribati rank for import volume index?
- Kiribati ranks 9th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import volume index rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 187.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import volume index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the import value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD's estimates using the previous year's trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights.