Kiribati vs North America: Transport services
Transport services over time
- Kiribati
- North America
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 29.3% against 8.6% in North America, a difference of 20.7%.
That makes Kiribati's figure about 3.4 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 44th and North America ranks 43rd of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 4 and North America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.6% | 31.5% | 17.1% | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 48.8% | 25.7% | 23.2% | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 22.3% | 2.2% | North America |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 14.4% | 6.2% | North America |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 11.9% | 4.0% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 24.2% | 8.8% | 15.4% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher transport services, Kiribati or North America?
- Kiribati, at 29.3% against 8.6% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in transport services between Kiribati and North America?
- 20.7%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and North America?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and North America rank globally for transport services?
- Kiribati ranks 44th and North America ranks 43rd 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.