Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Kiribati

Merchandise imports in Kiribati in 2025 — 496,000,000 US$. Ranked 192 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 16,433.3%.

2025 496M US$ +48.5% vs 2024
World rank 192of 205
Period maximum 496M US$2025
Period minimum 3M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Kiribati, 1960–20250200M400M600M19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 3,000,000 US$1962: 4,000,000 US$1964: 4,000,000 US$1966: 3,000,000 US$1968: 5,000,000 US$1970: 4,000,000 US$1972: 6,000,000 US$1974: 11,000,000 US$1976: 8,000,000 US$1978: 13,000,000 US$1980: 17,000,000 US$1982: 14,000,000 US$1984: 18,000,000 US$1986: 14,000,000 US$1988: 22,000,000 US$1990: 27,000,000 US$1992: 37,000,000 US$1994: 26,000,000 US$1996: 38,000,000 US$1998: 33,000,000 US$2000: 40,000,000 US$2002: 50,000,000 US$2004: 59,000,000 US$2006: 62,000,000 US$2008: 75,000,000 US$2010: 73,000,000 US$2012: 109,000,000 US$2014: 107,000,000 US$2016: 137,000,000 US$2018: 122,000,000 US$2020: 133,000,000 US$2022: 202,000,000 US$2024: 334,000,000 US$2025: 496,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +493M (+16,433.33%) Average annual rate: 8.18 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Kiribati 496M US$
World 26.69T US$
Micronesia (subregion) computed 2.6B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 2.35T US$
Merchandise imports — Kiribati, by year Kiribati All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 496M +162M +48.5%
2024 334M +26M +8.44%
2023 308M +106M +52.48%
2022 202M +26M +14.77%
2021 176M +43M +32.33%
2020 133M +1M +0.76%
2019 132M +10M +8.2%
2018 122M −9M −6.87%
2017 131M −6M −4.38%
2016 137M +20M +17.09%
2015 117M +10M +9.35%
2014 107M +10M +10.31%
2013 97M −12M −11.01%
2012 109M +17M +18.48%
2011 92M +19M +26.03%
2010 73M +6M +8.96%
2009 67M −8M −10.67%
2008 75M +5M +7.14%
2007 70M +8M +12.9%
2006 62M −12M −16.22%
2005 74M +15M +25.42%
2004 59M +7M +13.46%
2003 52M +2M +4%
2002 50M +9M +21.95%
2001 41M +1M +2.5%
2000 40M −1M −2.44%
1999 41M +8M +24.24%
1998 33M −6M −15.38%
1997 39M +1M +2.63%
1996 38M +3M +8.57%
1995 35M +9M +34.62%
1994 26M −2M −7.14%
1993 28M −9M −24.32%
1992 37M +11M +42.31%
1991 26M −1M −3.7%
1990 27M +4M +17.39%
1989 23M +1M +4.55%
1988 22M +4M +22.22%
1987 18M +4M +28.57%
1986 14M −1M −6.67%
1985 15M −3M −16.67%
1984 18M +4M +28.57%
1983 14M +0 +0%
1982 14M +0 +0%
1981 14M −3M −17.65%
1980 17M +3M +21.43%
1979 14M +1M +7.69%
1978 13M +2M +18.18%
1977 11M +3M +37.5%
1976 8M +1M +14.29%
1975 7M −4M −36.36%
1974 11M +1M +10%
1973 10M +4M +66.67%
1972 6M +1M +20%
1971 5M +1M +25%
1970 4M +0 +0%
1969 4M −1M −20%
1968 5M +1M +25%
1967 4M +1M +33.33%
1966 3M −1M −25%
1965 4M +0 +0%
1964 4M +0 +0%
1963 4M +0 +0%
1962 4M +0 +0%
1961 4M +1M +33.33%
1960 3M

Micronesia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.