Kiribati vs Low income: Imports of goods and services
Imports of goods and services over time
- Kiribati
- Low income
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 97.6% against 33.9% in Low income, a difference of 63.7%.
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 | 76.5% | 30.6% | 45.9% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 31.6% | 58.5% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 85.1% | 32.4% | 52.7% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 31.9% | 55.4% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services, Kiribati or Low income?
- Kiribati, at 97.6% against 33.9% in Low income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Kiribati and Low income?
- 63.7%, 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?
- Kiribati ranks 12th and Low income ranks 12th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.