Kiribati vs Palau: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary)
Kiribati
83.5%
in 2025
Palau
86.6%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
13th
Palau rank
11th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) over time
- Kiribati
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 86.6% against 83.5% in Kiribati, a difference of 3.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 13th and Palau ranks 11th of 201 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.0% | 54.7% | 6.3% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 51.7% | 60.4% | 8.7% | Palau |
| 2020s | 64.9% | 85.4% | 20.5% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Kiribati or Palau?
- Palau, at 86.6% against 83.5% in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Kiribati and Palau?
- 3.1%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Palau?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Palau rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Kiribati ranks 13th and Palau ranks 11th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).