Kiribati vs Low & middle income: Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate
Kiribati
14.12 % change on previous year
in 2024
Low & middle income
5.36 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kiribati rank
44th
Low & middle income rank
41st
Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Kiribati
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 14.12 % change on previous year against 5.36 % change on previous year in Low & middle income, a difference of 8.76 % change on previous year.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 2.6 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 44th and Low & middle income ranks 41st of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Low & middle income in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.59 % change on previous year | 23.81 % change on previous year | 0.2269 % change on previous year | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 14.25 % change on previous year | 6.03 % change on previous year | 8.21 % change on previous year | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 6.53 % change on previous year | 8.02 % change on previous year | 1.49 % change on previous year | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 7.33 % change on previous year | 13.58 % change on previous year | 6.25 % change on previous year | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 4.85 % change on previous year | 6.89 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 14.81 % change on previous year | 6.97 % change on previous year | 7.84 % 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 (current us$), annual growth rate, Kiribati or Low & middle income?
- Kiribati, at 14.12 % change on previous year against 5.36 % change on previous year in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), annual growth rate between Kiribati and Low & middle income?
- 8.76 % change on previous year, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Low & middle income?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Low & middle income rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Kiribati ranks 44th and Low & middle income ranks 41st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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 (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.