Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) was 312 % in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Kiribati, 2000–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 312 % for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in 2022.
That represents a change of down 24.1% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Kiribati peaked at 454 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 64 %, in 2004.
That places Kiribati 7th out of 181 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 149 % | — |
| 2001 | 100 % | -32.9% |
| 2002 | 68 % | -32.0% |
| 2003 | 71 % | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 64 % | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 75 % | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 87 % | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 115 % | +32.2% |
| 2008 | 154 % | +33.9% |
| 2009 | 168 % | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 200 % | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 206 % | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 233 % | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 268 % | +15.0% |
| 2014 | 338 % | +26.1% |
| 2015 | 294 % | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 260 % | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 232 % | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 266 % | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 380 % | +42.9% |
| 2020 | 454 % | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 411 % | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 312 % | -24.1% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 312 % is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27 %, 11.6× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 312 % is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10 %, 31.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 105.1 % | 64 % | 168 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 267.7 % | 200 % | 380 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 392.33 % | 312 % | 454 % | 3 |
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- 4 Timor-Leste 88 % compare
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- 6 Republic of Moldova 26 % compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 24 % compare
- 8 Grenada 305 % compare
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- 9 United Republic of Tanzania 15 % compare
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More agriculture & rural data for Kiribati
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2317 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 590.95 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3661 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2021)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Kiribati?
- Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) in Kiribati was 312 % in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 454 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 64 % in 2004.
- How does Kiribati rank for value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year)?
- Kiribati ranks 7th out of 181 countries with data for 2022.
- Is value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year) rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Value of food imports in total merchandise exports (percent) (3-year average) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.