Kiribati vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP

Kiribati
0.9759 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.3481 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kiribati rank
12th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
11th

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

  • Kiribati
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0.250.50.7511.2196019922025

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 0.9759 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3481 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.6278 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 2.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 12th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 11th of 193 countries.

Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.4792 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2839 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1952 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
1980s 0.799 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2667 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5323 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
1990s 0.8745 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2686 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6058 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2000s 0.9007 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2901 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6106 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2010s 0.8511 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2805 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5706 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2020s 0.8731 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2838 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5893 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$), per unit of gdp, Kiribati or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Kiribati, at 0.9759 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3481 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kiribati and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
0.6278 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Kiribati ranks 12th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 11th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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.