China vs Kiribati: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

China
339,113 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kiribati
362,499 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
90th
Kiribati rank
87th

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Kiribati
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 362,499 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 339,113 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in China, a difference of 23,386 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Kiribati ahead.

China ranks 90th and Kiribati ranks 87th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Kiribati in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Kiribati Difference Ahead
1980s 3,806 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 37,973 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 34,166 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kiribati
1990s 8,196 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 59,226 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 51,029 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kiribati
2000s 104,504 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 136,490 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 31,987 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kiribati
2010s 221,654 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 213,872 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,782 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre China
2020s 316,867 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 282,834 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 34,033 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, China or Kiribati?
Kiribati, at 362,499 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 339,113 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between China and Kiribati?
23,386 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Kiribati?
31 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do China and Kiribati rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
China ranks 90th and Kiribati ranks 87th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. 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 (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,368 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.