Private Sector in Kiribati 52 indicators covering private sector for Kiribati. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Merchandise trade 147.8% 2025 up 122.9% 10th Food imports 41.4% 2021 down 8.1% 3rd Manufactures imports 43.0% 2021 up 47.4% 183rd Merchandise imports 496.00 million current US$ 2025 up 323.9% 193rd Food exports 97.2% 2021 up 20.6% 4th Manufactures exports 2.1% 2021 down 80.2% 179th Merchandise exports 20.00 million current US$ 2025 up 100.0% 201st Commercial service exports 6.05 million current US$ 2025 down 26.3% 196th Transport services 70.8% 2025 up 16.7% 7th Computer, communications and other services 4.9% 2025 down 73.2% 190th Commercial service imports 88.92 million current US$ 2025 up 28.9% 190th Computer, communications and other services 4.6% 2025 down 84.7% 174th Travel services 38.2% 2025 up 56.4% 98th Travel services 21.6% 2025 up 20.1% 87th Transport services 41.7% 2025 up 66.6% 19th Insurance and financial services 2.6% 2025 down 8.7% 162nd Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual 0.0% 2023 — 143rd Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual 0.0% 2023 — 123rd Merchandise imports from high-income economies 62.9% 2023 down 16.1% 87th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside regi 1.1% 2023 up 11.2% 196th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia 36.0% 2023 up 49.5% 22nd Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & 0.0% 2023 down 95.8% 204th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin Ame 0.0% 2023 down 92.1% 203rd Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle Ea 0.1% 2023 up 153.3% 156th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asi 1.0% 2023 up 160.7% 159th Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Sahar 0.0% 2023 down 94.8% 196th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region 4.3% 2023 down 84.0% 147th Merchandise imports by the reporting economy 198.07 million current US$ 2023 up 103.6% 201st Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within regio 36.0% 2023 up 49.5% 33rd Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia 0.0% 2019 down 82.4% 203rd Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World 0.1% 2023 up 75.7% 185th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & 16.1% 2023 down 63.1% 60th Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies within region 16.1% 2023 down 63.1% 90th Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World 0.0% 2020 down 99.7% 188th Merchandise exports by the reporting economy 6.01 million current US$ 2023 down 10.0% 202nd Merchandise exports to high-income economies 79.7% 2023 up 167.8% 59th Insurance and financial services 15.5% 2025 down 23.6% 20th Export unit value index 127.8 2015 = 100 2024 up 23.7% 128th Import unit value index 125.7 2015 = 100 2024 up 13.8% 120th Export value index 232.9 2015 = 100 2024 up 132.7% 28th Import value index 290.9 2015 = 100 2024 up 226.9% 10th Export volume index 182.2 2015 = 100 2024 up 88.0% 27th Import volume index 231.4 2015 = 100 2024 up 187.5% 9th Net barter terms of trade index 101.7 2015 = 100 2024 up 8.8% 103rd International tourism, receipts for travel items 30,000 current US$ 2020 down 99.3% 191st International tourism, expenditures for travel items 3.20 million current US$ 2020 down 68.3% 189th International tourism, number of arrivals 12,000 2019 down 62.8% 195th New businesses registered 2 number 2018 unchanged 176th High-technology exports 2.3% 2021 down 16.8% 131st High-technology exports 4,264 current US$ 2021 down 89.0% 170th International tourism, receipts 5.17 million current US$ 2017 up 66.8% 190th New business density 0.0268 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 2018 down 17.0% 175th