Kiribati vs Low income: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP

Kiribati
0.9759 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Low income
0.3392 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kiribati rank
12th
Low income rank
12th

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

  • Kiribati
  • Low income
0.250.50.7511.2197219982025

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 0.9759 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3392 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income, a difference of 0.6367 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 2.9 times Low income's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.

Kiribati ranks 12th and Low income ranks 12th of 193 countries.

Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Low income Difference Ahead
1990s 0.7649 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3057 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4592 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2000s 0.9007 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3156 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5852 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2010s 0.8511 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3241 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.527 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2020s 0.8731 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3188 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5542 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 (current us$), per unit of gdp, Kiribati or Low income?
Kiribati, at 0.9759 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3392 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low income as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kiribati and Low income?
0.6367 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Low income?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Low income rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Kiribati ranks 12th and Low income ranks 12th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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 (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 11,441 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (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.