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

32 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 Somalia: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP

Kiribati

0.9759 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Somalia

0.9881 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Kiribati rank

12th

Somalia rank

11th

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

Kiribati
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.9881 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9759 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0122 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 11th of 193 countries.

Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kiribati	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.4792 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3979 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0813 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kiribati
1980s	0.799 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.5022 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2968 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kiribati
1990s	1.29 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3356 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9511 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kiribati
2010s	0.8709 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6082 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2627 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Kiribati
2020s	0.8731 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.7567 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1163 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$), per unit of gdp, Kiribati or Somalia?: Somalia, at 0.9881 current US$ 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$), per unit of gdp between Kiribati and Somalia?: 0.0122 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Somalia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Somalia rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Kiribati ranks 12th and Somalia ranks 11th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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: 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.