Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Kiribati
Kiribati: Value of imported goods and services, per capita was 2,274 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Kiribati, 1980–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, value of imported goods and services, per capita in Kiribati stood at 2,274 constant 2015 US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 69.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services, per capita in Kiribati peaked at 2,274 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 691.26 constant 2015 US$ per person, in 1986.
Kiribati ranks 93rd of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | constant 2015 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 900.87 constant 2015 US$ per person | — |
| 1981 | 1,311 constant 2015 US$ per person | +45.5% |
| 1982 | 1,212 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 1,070 constant 2015 US$ per person | -11.7% |
| 1984 | 982.48 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.2% |
| 1985 | 787.36 constant 2015 US$ per person | -19.9% |
| 1986 | 691.26 constant 2015 US$ per person | -12.2% |
| 1987 | 1,612 constant 2015 US$ per person | +133.2% |
| 1988 | 1,281 constant 2015 US$ per person | -20.5% |
| 1989 | 1,303 constant 2015 US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 1,548 constant 2015 US$ per person | +18.8% |
| 1991 | 1,322 constant 2015 US$ per person | -14.6% |
| 1992 | 1,692 constant 2015 US$ per person | +28.0% |
| 1993 | 1,416 constant 2015 US$ per person | -16.3% |
| 1994 | 1,135 constant 2015 US$ per person | -19.8% |
| 1995 | 1,418 constant 2015 US$ per person | +25.0% |
| 1996 | 1,242 constant 2015 US$ per person | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 1,246 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1,135 constant 2015 US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 1,289 constant 2015 US$ per person | +13.5% |
| 2000 | 1,321 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 1,356 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 1,552 constant 2015 US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 2003 | 1,312 constant 2015 US$ per person | -15.5% |
| 2004 | 1,230 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 1,550 constant 2015 US$ per person | +26.1% |
| 2006 | 1,167 constant 2015 US$ per person | -24.7% |
| 2007 | 1,170 constant 2015 US$ per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,079 constant 2015 US$ per person | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 1,013 constant 2015 US$ per person | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 919.93 constant 2015 US$ per person | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 1,015 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 2012 | 1,128 constant 2015 US$ per person | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 1,215 constant 2015 US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 1,341 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 1,573 constant 2015 US$ per person | +17.3% |
| 2016 | 1,636 constant 2015 US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 1,550 constant 2015 US$ per person | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 1,390 constant 2015 US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 2019 | 1,561 constant 2015 US$ per person | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 1,255 constant 2015 US$ per person | -19.6% |
| 2021 | 1,487 constant 2015 US$ per person | +18.5% |
| 2022 | 2,015 constant 2015 US$ per person | +35.5% |
| 2023 | 2,058 constant 2015 US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 2,274 constant 2015 US$ per person | +10.5% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 2,274 constant 2015 US$ per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 889.77 constant 2015 US$ per person, 2.6× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 2,274 constant 2015 US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5,343 constant 2015 US$ per person, 43% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Kiribati changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +133.2% | 691.26 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,612 constant 2015 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,115 constant 2015 US$ per person | 691.26 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,612 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,344 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,135 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,692 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,275 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,013 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,552 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,333 constant 2015 US$ per person | 919.93 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,636 constant 2015 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,818 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,255 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,274 constant 2015 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 90 Russia 2,444 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 91 El Salvador 2,408 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 92 Samoa 2,386 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 94 Tunisia 2,236 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 95 Botswana 2,202 constant 2015 US$ per person compare
- 96 Iraq 2,146 constant 2015 US$ per person 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$) 8.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods and services, per capita in Kiribati?
- Value of imported goods and services, per capita in Kiribati was 2,274 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 2,274 constant 2015 US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services, per capita recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 691.26 constant 2015 US$ per person in 1986.
- How does Kiribati rank for value of imported goods and services, per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 93rd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imported goods and services, per capita rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value of imported goods and services, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value of imported goods and services divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value of imported goods and services ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Value of imported goods and services National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Value of imported goods and services divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.