Kiribati vs Lower middle income: Transport services
Transport services over time
- Kiribati
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 29.3% against 10.5% in Lower middle income, a difference of 18.8%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 2.8 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 44th and Lower middle income ranks 41st of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 4 and Lower middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.6% | 38.1% | 10.5% | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 48.8% | 33.2% | 15.7% | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 28.6% | 8.5% | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 16.8% | 8.7% | Lower middle income |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 15.9% | 0.0% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 13.6% | 10.6% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Kiribati or Lower middle income?
- Kiribati, at 29.3% against 10.5% in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Kiribati and Lower middle income?
- 18.8%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Lower middle income?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Lower middle income rank globally for transport services?
- Kiribati ranks 44th and Lower middle income ranks 41st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Transport services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Transport services covers the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.