Kiribati vs Solomon Islands: Value of imports from China as a share of GDP
Kiribati
11.0%
in 2024
Solomon Islands
14.8%
in 2024
Kiribati rank
15th
Solomon Islands rank
12th
Value of imports from China as a share of GDP over time
- Kiribati
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 14.8% against 11.0% in Kiribati, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.3 times Kiribati's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 15th and Solomon Islands ranks 12th of 198 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Solomon Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 0.7% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 5.6% | 2.1% | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 13.8% | 4.2% | Solomon Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imports from china as a share of gdp, Kiribati or Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 14.8% against 11.0% in Kiribati as of 2024.
- What is the difference in value of imports from china as a share of gdp between Kiribati and Solomon Islands?
- 3.8%, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Solomon Islands?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Solomon Islands rank globally for value of imports from china as a share of gdp?
- Kiribati ranks 15th and Solomon Islands ranks 12th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imports from China as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of goods imported from China, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).