Kiribati vs Tonga: Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Kiribati
1.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Tonga
1.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Kiribati rank
124th
Tonga rank
127th

Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Kiribati
  • Tonga
00.511.52197219982024

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 1.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Tonga, a difference of 0.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Tonga ahead.

Kiribati ranks 124th and Tonga ranks 127th of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4416 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.5475 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1058 current LCU per US$ of GDP Tonga
1980s 0.9553 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.7876 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1677 current LCU per US$ of GDP Kiribati
1990s 1.2 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.7183 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4863 current LCU per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2000s 1.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.09 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.2492 current LCU per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2010s 1.02 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.228 current LCU per US$ of GDP Tonga
2020s 1.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.1414 current LCU per US$ of GDP Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Kiribati or Tonga?
Kiribati, at 1.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 1.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Tonga as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Kiribati and Tonga?
0.04 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Tonga?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Tonga rank globally for imports of goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Kiribati ranks 124th and Tonga ranks 127th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current LCU), 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 (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 9,037 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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