How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Kiribati?

35 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Arab World vs Kiribati: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

Arab World

0.4119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Kiribati

1.09 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Arab World rank

8th

Kiribati rank

10th

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

Arab World
Kiribati

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 1.09 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Arab World, a difference of 0.6781 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 2.6 times Arab World's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.

Arab World ranks 8th and Kiribati ranks 10th of 47 groups.

Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Arab World	Kiribati	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.5315 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6838 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1523 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kiribati
1980s	0.4867 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.968 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4814 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kiribati
1990s	0.4805 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9479 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4674 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kiribati
2000s	0.424 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8235 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3994 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kiribati
2010s	0.4075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8484 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.441 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kiribati
2020s	0.3766 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8733 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4967 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Arab World or Kiribati?: Kiribati, at 1.09 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.4119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Arab World as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Arab World and Kiribati?: 0.6781 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Arab World and Kiribati?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2024.
How do Arab World and Kiribati rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: Arab World ranks 8th and Kiribati ranks 10th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 246 places, 9,722 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

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