Kiribati vs World: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per

Kiribati
1.11 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
World
0.3518 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Kiribati rank
17th
World rank
18th

Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per over time

  • Kiribati
  • World
0.250.50.7511.2197920022025

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 1.11 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3518 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in World, a difference of 0.7582 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 3.2 times World's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.

Kiribati ranks 17th and World ranks 18th of 199 countries.

Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati World Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9842 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7704 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
1990s 0.9852 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.765 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2000s 0.846 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3493 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4966 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2010s 0.8657 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3367 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.529 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati
2020s 0.9316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3431 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.5886 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per, Kiribati or World?
Kiribati, at 1.11 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3518 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in World as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between Kiribati and World?
0.7582 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and World?
33 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
How do Kiribati and World rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
Kiribati ranks 17th and World ranks 18th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), 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, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,725 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, 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.