Kiribati vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate

Kiribati
12.14 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
4.54 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kiribati rank
22nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
25th

Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate over time

  • Kiribati
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 12.14 % change on previous year against 4.54 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 7.6 % change on previous year.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 2.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Kiribati ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 172 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 2.85 % change on previous year 7.2 % change on previous year 4.36 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 0.5553 % change on previous year 7.13 % change on previous year 6.57 % change on previous year Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 6.43 % change on previous year 1.08 % change on previous year 5.35 % change on previous year Kiribati
2020s 11.2 % change on previous year 4.09 % change on previous year 7.11 % 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 (constant 2015 us$), annual growth rate, Kiribati or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Kiribati, at 12.14 % change on previous year against 4.54 % change on previous year in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), annual growth rate between Kiribati and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
7.6 % change on previous year, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for imports of goods and services (constant 2015 us$), annual growth rate?
Kiribati ranks 22nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 172 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate. 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 (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
208 places, 8,887 data points, 1961–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.