Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) was 69.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Kiribati, 1979–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 69.0% for transport services in 2025.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Kiribati peaked at 90.6% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 50.5%, in 2013.
That places Kiribati 7th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 89.4% | — |
| 1980 | 90.6% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 87.7% | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 87.0% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 85.8% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 87.9% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 73.3% | -16.6% |
| 1986 | 68.9% | -6.0% |
| 1987 | 67.2% | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 69.5% | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 72.4% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 71.2% | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 69.5% | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 73.4% | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 68.9% | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 63.6% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 59.9% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 63.3% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 54.8% | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 58.1% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 58.8% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 64.2% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | -21.4% |
| 2014 | 54.2% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 60.7% | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 51.2% | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 52.9% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 51.4% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 53.7% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 78.4% | +46.0% |
| 2021 | 79.7% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 62.6% | -21.5% |
| 2023 | 70.8% | +13.2% |
| 2024 | 73.9% | +4.4% |
| 2025 | 69.0% | -6.6% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 69.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.9%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 69.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.5%, 2.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +46.0% | 53.7% | 78.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 89.4% | 89.4% | 89.4% | 1 |
| 1980s | 79.0% | 67.2% | 90.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.3% | 63.6% | 73.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 59.7% | 54.8% | 63.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 55.6% | 50.5% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 62.6% | 79.7% | 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)
- Commercial service imports 80.44 million current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 97.2% (2021)
- Manufactures exports 2.1% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is transport services in Kiribati?
- Transport services in Kiribati was 69.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 90.6% in 1980.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.5% in 2013.
- How does Kiribati rank for transport services?
- Kiribati ranks 7th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.