Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Kiribati
Kiribati: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 79.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Kiribati, 2000–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 79.7% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 167.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Kiribati peaked at 96.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 23.4%, in 2014.
That places Kiribati 59th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.3% | — |
| 2001 | 65.8% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 66.9% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 71.4% | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 96.2% | +34.7% |
| 2005 | 86.6% | -10.0% |
| 2006 | 95.7% | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 93.5% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 83.2% | -11.0% |
| 2009 | 78.1% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 93.6% | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 79.5% | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | -49.5% |
| 2013 | 29.8% | -25.9% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | -21.3% |
| 2015 | 40.1% | +71.2% |
| 2016 | 45.4% | +13.2% |
| 2017 | 38.0% | -16.3% |
| 2018 | 67.3% | +77.2% |
| 2019 | 51.6% | -23.4% |
| 2020 | 66.4% | +28.7% |
| 2021 | 62.8% | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 76.2% | +21.2% |
| 2023 | 79.7% | +4.6% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 79.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.0%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 79.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 59.1%, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.7% | 65.8% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 23.4% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.3% | 62.8% | 79.7% | 4 |
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)
- 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 to high-income economies in Kiribati?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Kiribati was 79.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.4% in 2014.
- How does Kiribati rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Kiribati ranks 59th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 167.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.