Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Kiribati
Kiribati: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP was 60.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Kiribati, 2000–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Kiribati is 60.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Kiribati peaked at 99.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 2010.
Kiribati ranks 31st of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.7% | — |
| 2001 | 63.3% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 99.9% | +57.9% |
| 2003 | 54.8% | -45.2% |
| 2004 | 55.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 55.3% | -14.9% |
| 2007 | 50.8% | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 51.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 47.8% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 44.3% | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 47.0% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 52.7% | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 48.2% | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 58.7% | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 57.8% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 57.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 50.6% | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 48.2% | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 52.2% | +8.4% |
| 2020 | 49.0% | -6.2% |
| 2021 | 60.8% | +24.1% |
| 2022 | 67.7% | +11.3% |
| 2023 | 69.8% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 60.7% | -13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.6% | 47.8% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 44.3% | 58.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 49.0% | 69.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
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 value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Kiribati?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Kiribati was 60.7% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 2010.
- How does Kiribati rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Kiribati ranks 31st out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); 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 part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).