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

Kiribati
0.9759 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.922 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Kiribati rank
12th
United Arab Emirates rank
15th

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

  • Kiribati
  • United Arab Emirates
0.20.40.60.811.2197219982024

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 0.9759 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.922 current US$ per US$ of GDP in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0539 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 12th and United Arab Emirates ranks 15th of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2000s 0.9082 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5493 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3589 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2010s 0.8511 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6505 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2006 current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2020s 0.8473 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8534 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp, Kiribati or United Arab Emirates?
Kiribati, at 0.9759 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.922 current US$ per US$ of GDP in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp between Kiribati and United Arab Emirates?
0.0539 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and United Arab Emirates?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and United Arab Emirates rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Kiribati ranks 12th and United Arab Emirates ranks 15th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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.