Kiribati vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Imports of goods and services

Kiribati
12.1%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
4.5%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
24th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
26th

Imports of goods and services over time

  • Kiribati
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 12.1% against 4.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 7.6%.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 2.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 178 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 2.8% 7.2% 4.4% Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 0.6% 7.1% 6.6% Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 6.4% 1.1% 5.3% Kiribati
2020s 11.2% 4.1% 7.1% Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services, Kiribati or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Kiribati, at 12.1% against 4.5% in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Kiribati and Sub-Saharan Africa?
7.6%, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Sub-Saharan Africa?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for imports of goods and services?
Kiribati ranks 24th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 26th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)
Unit
annual % growth
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
214 places, 9,177 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.