Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Kiribati
Kiribati: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit was 0.0206 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Kiribati, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 0.0206 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in 2023.
The figure is down 49.0% on the previous year and down 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Kiribati peaked at 0.0916 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2002.
Kiribati ranks 194th of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0.0165 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 0.036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +142.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0916 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +154.1% |
| 2005 | 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -67.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0867 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +189.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0735 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0511 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0448 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0235 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -47.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0439 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +86.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0281 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -36.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0507 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +53.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0509 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0683 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0596 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0761 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.6% |
| 2020 | 0.042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -44.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0296 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0404 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0206 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -49.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0461 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0916 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0486 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0235 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0761 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0331 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0206 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.042 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 191 Macau, China 0.0238 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 192 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0237 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 193 Ethiopia 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 195 American Samoa 0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 196 Grenada 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 197 Tonga 0.0159 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$), annual growth rate -16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Kiribati?
- Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Kiribati was 0.0206 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0916 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0148 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002.
- How does Kiribati rank for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
- Kiribati ranks 194th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.