Data Source:Kiribati National Statistics Office

Total Import/Export (2023|USD)191.75 million | 114.34 million

Top Import Product (2023)192

Top Export Product (2023)192

Top Net Export Product (2023)Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304

Top Export Destination (2023)Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304

Top Import Origin (2023)China

Top Export Gain Index Products (2023)Thailand

Average Export Gain Index Ranking (2022)Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c, containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals; these being the basic constituents of the preparations; waste oils

GDP/Capita Ranking (2023)China

Countries with Highest Product Space Overlap (2022)Tuvalu

Trade Trend

In 2024, Kiribati's total import value was $191,752,105, ranking 218 globally. Among them: the product with the highest import growth rate is Refractory cements, mortars, concretes and similar compositions, including dolom......, with a growth rate of 861650.00%. The import value of this product in Kiribati accounts for 0.00% of the global share. The product with the largest absolute increase in import value is Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels; for processing or preserving f......, with a growth rate of 104658.49%. The import value of this product in Kiribati accounts for 0.50% of the global share. In 2024, Kiribati's total export value was $114,336,253, ranking 192 globally. Among them: the product with the highest export growth rate is Centrifuges, including centrifugal dryers; filtering or purifying machinery and ......, with a growth rate of 605500.00%. The export value of this product in Kiribati accounts for 0.00% of the global share. The product with the largest absolute increase in export value is Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304, with a growth rate of 614.30%. The export value of this product in Kiribati accounts for 0.38% of the global share.

In 2024, Kiribati's trade deficit was $77,415,852, ranking 157 globally. Compared to 2023, the deficit has decreased by $175,517,900. Among them, the product that created the largest trade surplus is Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304, while the product that mainly relied on imports is Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude; preparations n.e.c,.......

In 2024, the largest export trading partner of Kiribati was Thailand, the three types of products that Kiribati exports the most to this country are Fish; frozen, excluding fish fillets and other fish meat of heading 0304、Ferrous waste and scrap; remelting scrap ingots of iron or steel and Fish; live. They respectively account for 72.02%,65.23%,0.62% of Kiribati's exports of these three types of products to the world. They also account for 99.84%,0.15%,0.01% of Kiribati's total exports to the Thailand respectively. In 2024, the largest import trading partner of Kiribati was China,the three types of products that Kiribati imports the most to this country are Fishing vessels, factory ships and other vessels; for processing or preserving f...、Articles of plastics and articles of other materials of heading no. 3901 to 3914... and Semiconductor devices (e.g. diodes, transistors, semiconductor based transducers.... They respectively account for 72.02%,65.23%,0.62% of Kiribati's imports of these three types of products from the world. They also account for 7.23%,7.23%,4.77% of Kiribati's total imports to the China respectively.

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Product Composition of Kiribati's Import (2025)

Partner Composition of Kiribati's Import (2025)

Trading Products

  • Live Animals
  • Vegetable Products
  • Fats and Oils
  • Foodstuffs and Beverages
  • Mineral Products
  • Chemical Products
  • Plastic and Rubbers
  • Animal Hides and Furskins
  • Wood Products
  • Paper Goods
  • Textiles
  • Footwear and Headwear
  • Stone and Glass
  • Jewelry
  • Base Metals
  • Machines
  • Transportation
  • Instruments
  • Arms and Ammunition
  • Miscellaneous
  • Arts and Antiques
  • Unclassified

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