Kiribati vs South Asia: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate
Kiribati
13.72 % change on previous year
in 2025
South Asia
4.42 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kiribati rank
32nd
South Asia rank
29th
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Kiribati
- South Asia
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 13.72 % change on previous year against 4.42 % change on previous year in South Asia, a difference of 9.3 % change on previous year.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 3.1 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1980 it was South Asia ahead.
Kiribati ranks 32nd and South Asia ranks 29th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and South Asia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.39 % change on previous year | 8.93 % change on previous year | 2.54 % change on previous year | South Asia |
| 1990s | 3.88 % change on previous year | 7.52 % change on previous year | 3.64 % change on previous year | South Asia |
| 2000s | 7.83 % change on previous year | 14.79 % change on previous year | 6.96 % change on previous year | South Asia |
| 2010s | 4.67 % change on previous year | 7.82 % change on previous year | 3.15 % change on previous year | South Asia |
| 2020s | 15.02 % change on previous year | 8.9 % change on previous year | 6.12 % change on previous year | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate, Kiribati or South Asia?
- Kiribati, at 13.72 % change on previous year against 4.42 % change on previous year in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate between Kiribati and South Asia?
- 9.3 % change on previous year, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and South Asia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and South Asia rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- Kiribati ranks 32nd and South Asia ranks 29th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.