Kiribati vs Seychelles: Imports of goods and services
Imports of goods and services over time
- Kiribati
- Seychelles
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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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.