Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita was 3,634 current US$ per person in 2025. β Volatile
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita in Kiribati, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 3,634 current US$ per person for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 46.4% on the previous year and up 262.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Kiribati peaked at 3,634 current US$ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 55.12 current US$ per person, in 1966.
Kiribati ranks 100th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.64 current US$ per person | 55.12 current US$ per person | 90.04 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 147.83 current US$ per person | 69.55 current US$ per person | 232.67 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 253.11 current US$ per person | 205.7 current US$ per person | 314.44 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 406.79 current US$ per person | 324.92 current US$ per person | 476.55 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 602.29 current US$ per person | 451.4 current US$ per person | 754.83 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 956.52 current US$ per person | 671.55 current US$ per person | 1,156 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,069 current US$ per person | 1,055 current US$ per person | 3,634 current US$ per person | 6 |
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$), annual growth rate -16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Kiribati?
- Merchandise imports (current us$), per capita in Kiribati was 3,634 current US$ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 3,634 current US$ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports (current us$), per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.12 current US$ per person in 1966.
- How does Kiribati rank for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 100th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise imports (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 262.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise imports (current US$) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Merchandise imports World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.