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Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Kiribati

Kiribati: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
13th
of 199 countries
All-time high
0.531 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1990
All-time low
0.1733 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1979
Years of data
36
1979–2025

Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Kiribati, 1979–2025

0.20.30.40.51979200220251979: 0.173 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1980: 0.272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1981: 0.327 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1982: 0.321 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1983: 0.281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1984: 0.248 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1985: 0.428 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1986: 0.432 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1987: 0.451 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1988: 0.391 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1989: 0.439 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1990: 0.531 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1991: 0.434 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1992: 0.317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1993: 0.333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP1994: 0.269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.3 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.313 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.323 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.315 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.35 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.331 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.341 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.396 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.431 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.429 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.365 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.299 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.326 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.185 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.199 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.35 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.348 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2024: 0.315 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP2025: 0.316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Kiribati recorded 0.316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Kiribati peaked at 0.531 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1733 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1979.

Kiribati ranks 13th 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.

Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Kiribati, year by year

Year BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1979 0.1733 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1980 0.2722 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +57.1%
1981 0.3266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +20.0%
1982 0.3213 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.7%
1983 0.2812 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -12.5%
1984 0.2483 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.7%
1985 0.4282 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +72.4%
1986 0.4317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.8%
1987 0.451 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.5%
1988 0.3911 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.3%
1989 0.4394 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +12.3%
1990 0.531 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +20.8%
1991 0.4343 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -18.2%
1992 0.317 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -27.0%
1993 0.3334 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.2%
1994 0.2689 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -19.3%
2006 0.2997 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.5%
2007 0.3128 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +4.4%
2008 0.3232 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.3%
2009 0.358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +10.8%
2010 0.3153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.9%
2011 0.3501 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +11.0%
2012 0.3308 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.5%
2013 0.3413 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.2%
2014 0.3957 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +15.9%
2015 0.4306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.8%
2016 0.4286 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.5%
2017 0.3653 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -14.8%
2018 0.2991 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -18.1%
2019 0.326 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.0%
2020 0.1846 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -43.4%
2021 0.1993 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.9%
2022 0.3502 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +75.7%
2023 0.3475 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.8%
2024 0.3153 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP -9.3%
2025 0.316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.2%

Kiribati compared with similar countries

  • Kiribati's 0.316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0787 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 4.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Kiribati's 0.316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1335 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 2.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.1733 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1733 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1733 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 1
1980s 0.3591 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2483 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.451 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
1990s 0.3769 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2689 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.531 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 5
2000s 0.3234 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2997 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.358 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 4
2010s 0.3583 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2991 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4306 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.2855 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1846 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3502 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 10 Seychelles 0.4486 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 11 San Marino 0.441 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 12 Lebanon 0.33 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 14 Aruba 0.3148 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 15 Denmark 0.2955 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 16 Guyana 0.2928 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Kiribati?
Service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in Kiribati was 0.316 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 0.531 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1990.
What is the lowest service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1733 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1979.
How does Kiribati rank for service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
Kiribati ranks 13th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is service imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. 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 Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Service imports (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,715 data points, 1960–2025
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Service 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.