Kiribati vs Upper middle income: Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate
Kiribati
14.12 % change on previous year
in 2024
Upper middle income
4.7 % change on previous year
in 2025
Kiribati rank
44th
Upper middle income rank
43rd
Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Kiribati
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 14.12 % change on previous year against 4.7 % change on previous year in Upper middle income, a difference of 9.42 % change on previous year.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 3.0 times Upper 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 Upper middle income ranks 43rd of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.59 % change on previous year | 23.97 % change on previous year | 0.3853 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 14.25 % change on previous year | 7.06 % change on previous year | 7.18 % change on previous year | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 6.53 % change on previous year | 8.46 % change on previous year | 1.93 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 7.33 % change on previous year | 13.21 % change on previous year | 5.89 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 4.85 % change on previous year | 7.5 % change on previous year | 2.65 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 14.81 % change on previous year | 6.78 % change on previous year | 8.03 % 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$), annual growth rate, Kiribati or Upper middle income?
- Kiribati, at 14.12 % change on previous year against 4.7 % change on previous year in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), annual growth rate between Kiribati and Upper middle income?
- 9.42 % change on previous year, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Upper middle income?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Kiribati and Upper middle income rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Kiribati ranks 44th and Upper middle income ranks 43rd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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.