Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Kiribati
Kiribati: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.7742 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Kiribati, 1979–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 0.7742 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 17.3% on the previous year and up 47.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Kiribati peaked at 0.7742 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.3948 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1994.
Kiribati ranks 7th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.5105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980 | 0.6272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7439 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.6% |
| 1982 | 0.7054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.5785 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 1984 | 0.5276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5782 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.6% |
| 1986 | 0.553 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 1987 | 0.597 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 0.5764 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 0.602 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.7372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.5% |
| 1991 | 0.6287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 1992 | 0.6044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4897 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3948 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5387 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +36.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4942 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4901 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.477 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.426 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4525 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 0.5222 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5232 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5198 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.43 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4908 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4888 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5083 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6527 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6592 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6603 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.7742 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +17.3% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.7742 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2803 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.7742 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4177 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.9× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.6089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7439 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5709 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3948 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7372 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.477 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5387 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.4902 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.426 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5244 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6239 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4888 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7742 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 4 Djibouti 0.9718 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 5 Lebanon 0.8311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 6 Singapore 0.7873 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 8 Vietnam 0.7623 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 9 Slovakia 0.7564 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 10 Cambodia 0.7204 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for Kiribati
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6343 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 16,114 BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 0.1181 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 4.16 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -48.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 30.49 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Kiribati?
- Goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Kiribati was 0.7742 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7742 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3948 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- How does Kiribati rank for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Kiribati ranks 7th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Goods imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.