Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Kiribati
Kiribati: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit was 0.6791 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports 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 0.6791 current US$ per US$ of GDP for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in 2023.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Kiribati peaked at 0.9983 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.443 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2010.
That places Kiribati 24th out of 202 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6156 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 0.6297 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9983 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +58.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5459 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -45.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5496 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6503 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5534 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 2007 | 0.508 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5102 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.478 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 0.443 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4702 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5274 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4823 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5872 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 0.5776 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5713 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.506 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4886 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5226 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4899 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +24.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6668 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6791 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6039 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.478 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9983 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.443 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5872 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6109 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4899 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6791 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 21 Hungary 0.7223 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.6951 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 23 Cape Verde 0.6947 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 25 Seychelles 0.6745 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 26 Malaysia 0.6664 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 27 Czechia 0.6649 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$), annual growth rate -16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Kiribati?
- Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit in Kiribati was 0.6791 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9983 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2002.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.443 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2010.
- How does Kiribati rank for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
- Kiribati ranks 24th out of 202 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.