Kiribati vs Seychelles: Imports of goods and services

Kiribati
97.6%
in 2024
Seychelles
92.7%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
12th
Seychelles rank
14th

Imports of goods and services over time

  • Kiribati
  • Seychelles
20406080100120197219982025

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 97.6% against 92.7% in Seychelles, a difference of 4.9%.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Seychelles's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Seychelles ahead.

Kiribati ranks 12th and Seychelles ranks 14th of 193 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 2 and Seychelles in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Seychelles Difference Ahead
1970s 55.5% 71.1% 15.5% Seychelles
1980s 79.9% 54.1% 25.8% Kiribati
1990s 87.4% 51.5% 36.0% Kiribati
2000s 90.1% 91.6% 1.6% Seychelles
2010s 85.1% 104.0% 18.9% Seychelles
2020s 87.3% 96.9% 9.6% Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services, Kiribati or Seychelles?
Kiribati, at 97.6% against 92.7% in Seychelles as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Kiribati and Seychelles?
4.9%, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Seychelles?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Kiribati and Seychelles rank globally for imports of goods and services?
Kiribati ranks 12th and Seychelles ranks 14th 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.