Kiribati vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Transport services

Kiribati
57.1%
in 2025
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
27.6%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
16th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
19th

Transport services over time

  • Kiribati
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
20406080100197920022025

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 57.1% against 27.6% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 29.5%.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 2.1 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Kiribati has been ahead every year.

Kiribati ranks 16th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th of 197 countries.

Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 89.4% 38.3% 51.2% Kiribati
1980s 74.3% 38.5% 35.8% Kiribati
1990s 58.9% 37.2% 21.8% Kiribati
2000s 47.8% 34.2% 13.6% Kiribati
2010s 45.2% 27.4% 17.9% Kiribati
2020s 52.5% 31.7% 20.8% Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher transport services, Kiribati or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Kiribati, at 57.1% against 27.6% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2025.
What is the difference in transport services between Kiribati and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
29.5%, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
36 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
How do Kiribati and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for transport services?
Kiribati ranks 16th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th of 197 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 imports, BoP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)
Unit
% of service imports, BoP
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 9,663 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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 imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.