Travel services in Kiribati
Kiribati: Travel services was 17.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Kiribati, 1985–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 17.4% for travel services in 2025.
The figure is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Kiribati peaked at 23.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2021.
That places Kiribati 113th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Travel services in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 17.2% | — |
| 1986 | 17.4% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 19.1% | +10.0% |
| 1988 | 11.9% | -37.8% |
| 1989 | 10.5% | -11.9% |
| 1990 | 13.4% | +27.8% |
| 1991 | 13.4% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 13.3% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 13.7% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 17.1% | +24.6% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | -45.3% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | +36.4% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | +68.0% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | -17.2% |
| 2011 | 17.9% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 11.6% | -35.5% |
| 2013 | 19.4% | +68.0% |
| 2014 | 16.7% | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | -61.3% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | +170.8% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | -16.2% |
| 2024 | 15.2% | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 17.4% | +14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.2% | 10.5% | 19.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 14.2% | 13.3% | 17.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.8% | 9.3% | 23.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 17.3% | 11.6% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.8% | 7.1% | 19.2% | 6 |
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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 travel services in Kiribati?
- Travel services in Kiribati was 17.4% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2021.
- How does Kiribati rank for travel services?
- Kiribati ranks 113th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.