How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Malta?

53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.

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.

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

Kiribati

0.9759 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Malta

0.999 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Kiribati rank

12th

Malta rank

9th

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

Kiribati
Malta

How they compare

Malta currently reports 0.999 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9759 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0231 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Malta ahead.

Kiribati ranks 12th and Malta ranks 9th of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kiribati	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.4792 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8411 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3619 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Malta
1980s	0.799 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7875 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0115 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kiribati
1990s	0.8745 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8813 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0068 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Malta
2000s	0.9007 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8695 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0312 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kiribati
2010s	0.8511 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9641 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.113 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Malta
2020s	0.8731 current US$ per US$ of GDP	1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1882 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp, Kiribati or Malta?: Malta, at 0.999 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9759 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kiribati as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kiribati and Malta?: 0.0231 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Malta?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Malta rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Kiribati ranks 12th and Malta ranks 9th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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: 05 September 2026

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.