Imports (% of GDP) — all countries

Imports (% of GDP) — Kiribati

Imports (% of GDP) in Kiribati in 2024 — 97.59%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 172. Since 1972, the indicator has risen by 48.87 pp.

2024 97.59% −3.03 pp vs 2023
World rank 10of 172
Period maximum 128.67%1990
Period minimum 29.43%1974

Trend over time

1972–2024 · % of GDP

Imports (% of GDP) — Kiribati, 1972–202405010015019721978198419901996200220082014202020241972: 48.72%1973: 48.6%1974: 29.43%1975: 34.39%1976: 44.15%1977: 47.23%1978: 57.13%1979: 73.69%1980: 57.66%1981: 87.11%1982: 82.1%1983: 73.17%1984: 63.32%1985: 56.82%1986: 52.33%1987: 125.46%1988: 96.47%1989: 104.58%1990: 128.67%1991: 109.27%1992: 95.56%1993: 82.02%1994: 67.18%1995: 85.16%1996: 75.4%1997: 77.18%1998: 70.01%1999: 84.01%2000: 83.31%2001: 95.21%2002: 106.55%2003: 87.6%2004: 89.22%2005: 109.45%2006: 83.85%2007: 80.71%2008: 81.33%2009: 83.5%2010: 74.13%2011: 80.26%2012: 83.36%2013: 85.82%2014: 92.16%2015: 95.93%2016: 94.65%2017: 87.24%2018: 74.21%2019: 83.37%2020: 67.98%2021: 70.68%2022: 99.65%2023: 100.62%2024: 97.59%
Change over the period: +48.87 pp Annual average: 0.94 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kiribati

Kiribati 97.59%
World 28.11%
Micronesia (subregion) computed 83.61%
Imports (% of GDP) — Kiribati, by year Kiribati All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 97.59 −3.03 pp
2023 100.62 +0.97 pp
2022 99.65 +28.97 pp
2021 70.68 +2.7 pp
2020 67.98 −15.39 pp
2019 83.37 +9.16 pp
2018 74.21 −13.04 pp
2017 87.24 −7.41 pp
2016 94.65 −1.28 pp
2015 95.93 +3.78 pp
2014 92.16 +6.34 pp
2013 85.82 +2.45 pp
2012 83.36 +3.1 pp
2011 80.26 +6.13 pp
2010 74.13 −9.37 pp
2009 83.5 +2.17 pp
2008 81.33 +0.62 pp
2007 80.71 −3.14 pp
2006 83.85 −25.61 pp
2005 109.45 +20.23 pp
2004 89.22 +1.62 pp
2003 87.6 −18.96 pp
2002 106.55 +11.35 pp
2001 95.21 +11.89 pp
2000 83.31 −0.7 pp
1999 84.01 +14 pp
1998 70.01 −7.17 pp
1997 77.18 +1.78 pp
1996 75.4 −9.76 pp
1995 85.16 +17.98 pp
1994 67.18 −14.84 pp
1993 82.02 −13.54 pp
1992 95.56 −13.71 pp
1991 109.27 −19.4 pp
1990 128.67 +24.09 pp
1989 104.58 +8.11 pp
1988 96.47 −28.99 pp
1987 125.46 +73.13 pp
1986 52.33 −4.49 pp
1985 56.82 −6.5 pp
1984 63.32 −9.85 pp
1983 73.17 −8.93 pp
1982 82.1 −5.02 pp
1981 87.11 +29.46 pp
1980 57.66 −16.03 pp
1979 73.69 +16.56 pp
1978 57.13 +9.89 pp
1977 47.23 +3.09 pp
1976 44.15 +9.75 pp
1975 34.39 +4.96 pp
1974 29.43 −19.17 pp
1973 48.6 −0.12 pp
1972 48.72

Micronesia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services as a percent of GDP — a measure of how far an economy depends on supplies from abroad. High values are typical both of small open economies and of countries embedded in global supply chains, where imported components are processed and shipped back out.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.