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Kiribati — Trade & Compliance

Kiribati's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

2
trade agreements
3
cargo treaties

Memberships & standing

Income groupLower middle income
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Kiribati beyond logistics?
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1Thailand63.0%
  2. 2Colombia12.8%
  3. 3Indonesia7.0%
  4. 4Japan4.5%
  5. 5Philippines2.9%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1China28.8%
  2. 2Fiji14.4%
  3. 3Japan11.8%
  4. 4Australia11.4%
  5. 5New Zealand7.1%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Fish & seafood90.3%
  2. 2Ships & boats7.0%
  3. 3Animal/vegetable fats & oils0.7%
  4. 4Electrical machinery0.4%
  5. 5Oil seeds0.4%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Machinery & mechanical appliances10.7%
  2. 2Ships & boats10.4%
  3. 3Vehicles8.0%
  4. 4Electrical machinery5.8%
  5. 5Cereal/flour preparations4.6%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1Colombia+12.75pp
  2. 2Philippines+2.91pp
  3. 3Spain+1.89pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1Japan−7.20pp
  2. 2Thailand−4.89pp
  3. 3Indonesia−3.06pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Fish & seafood+5.37pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Ships & boats−3.04pp
  2. 2Animal/vegetable fats & oils−1.40pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is inCEPII BACI · 2024

Preferential Trade Agreements

Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement (PICTA)2003
FTAGoods
South Pacific Regional Trade and Economic Cooperation Agreement (SPARTECA)1981
PSAGoods
World Bank DTA · 2 trade agreements in force

International Cargo Treaties

  • Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
    Party · 2003176 ratifications
  • Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction. New York, 19 June 2023
    Party · 2025148 ratifications
  • Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks. New York, 4 August 1995
    Party · 2005107 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 3 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
AUD
Australian Dollar
ISO numeric 0362 minor units
ISO 4217

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Coconuts, in shell
176.5K t
FAOSTAT · 2024
Energy production
Primary energy production
24.6 terajoules
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 15 commodities trackedfull lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0
TradeWorld Bank Deep Trade Agreements (DTA)
cc-by-4.0
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)
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