Kiribati vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Imports of goods and services

Kiribati
97.6%
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
35.0%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
12th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
10th

Imports of goods and services over time

  • Kiribati
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
255075100125196019922025

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 97.6% against 35.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 62.6%.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 2.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'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 (excluding high income) ranks 10th 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 (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 47.9% 28.8% 19.1% Kiribati
1980s 79.9% 27.0% 52.9% Kiribati
1990s 87.4% 27.2% 60.2% Kiribati
2000s 90.1% 29.2% 60.8% Kiribati
2010s 85.1% 28.2% 56.9% Kiribati
2020s 87.3% 28.6% 58.7% Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services, Kiribati or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Kiribati, at 97.6% against 35.0% in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Kiribati and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
62.6%, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for imports of goods and services?
Kiribati ranks 12th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 10th 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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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
238 places, 11,455 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.