Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 2.1% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Manufactures exports in Kiribati, 1973–2021
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2021, manufactures exports in Kiribati stood at 2.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 82.2% on the previous year and down 80.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Kiribati peaked at 27.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1985.
Kiribati ranks 180th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.1% | — |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -50.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | +143.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | +46.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | -18.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | -71.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0% | -40.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | +346.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -79.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +85.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | — |
| 1989 | 0.0% | — |
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | -85.5% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | +1008.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | — |
| 1995 | 0.0% | — |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +1452.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +879.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -19.1% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +5231.3% |
| 2007 | 17.9% | +98.4% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 23.2% | +47.5% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | +18.9% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | -61.7% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | -46.1% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +141.0% |
| 2015 | 17.2% | +24.7% |
| 2016 | 13.8% | -19.8% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -71.4% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +263.0% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -82.2% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 2.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.3%, 9% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 2.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.4%, 5% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +5231.3% | 0.2% | 9.0% |
| 1996 | +1452.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 1992 | +1008.8% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 1997 | +879.5% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 16.5% | 9.0% | 23.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 3.2% | 27.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 2.1% | 11.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 177 Burkina Faso 2.7% compare
- 178 Suriname 2.2% compare
- 179 Solomon Islands 2.2% compare
- 181 Angola 2.0% compare
- 182 Papua New Guinea 1.8% compare
- 183 Venezuela 1.8% 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)
- Commercial service imports 80.44 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 97.2% (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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0573 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Kiribati?
- Manufactures exports in Kiribati was 2.1% in 2021, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1985.
- How does Kiribati rank for manufactures exports?
- Kiribati ranks 180th out of 196 countries with data for 2021.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). 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.