Kiribati - External balance on goods and services

External balance on goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for External balance on goods and services (current US$) in Kiribati was ($155,682,200) as of 2018. Over the past 46 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $39,049,520 in 1974 and ($165,141,000) in 2017.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1972 $889,820
1973 $4,217,435
1974 $39,049,520
1975 $21,915,170
1976 $8,509,104
1977 $6,819,694
1978 $3,933,845
1979 $720,993
1980 ($647,688)
1981 ($17,957,250)
1982 ($16,063,290)
1983 ($12,331,530)
1984 ($5,074,507)
1985 ($5,292,269)
1986 ($3,237,433)
1987 ($27,104,890)
1988 ($27,259,940)
1989 ($29,836,940)
1990 ($38,868,630)
1991 ($34,582,260)
1992 ($48,850,250)
1993 ($38,802,120)
1994 ($34,251,640)
1995 ($47,316,530)
1996 ($52,520,540)
1997 ($48,480,330)
1998 ($41,283,330)
1999 ($51,840,000)
2000 ($54,725,760)
2001 ($51,813,900)
2002 ($65,409,650)
2003 ($68,055,580)
2004 ($80,692,020)
2005 ($108,720,300)
2006 ($86,596,380)
2007 ($94,079,320)
2008 ($98,819,830)
2009 ($97,230,540)
2010 ($103,514,000)
2011 ($131,482,200)
2012 ($146,136,900)
2013 ($151,625,800)
2014 ($160,469,600)
2015 ($157,028,000)
2016 ($161,119,500)
2017 ($165,141,000)
2018 ($155,682,200)

External balance on goods and services (current LCU)

The value for External balance on goods and services (current LCU) in Kiribati was -208,365,000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 46 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16,741,000 in 1975 and a minimum value of -216,738,000 in 2016.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1972 743,000
1973 2,956,000
1974 16,639,000
1975 16,741,000
1976 6,963,000
1977 6,150,000
1978 3,437,000
1979 645,000
1980 -568,800
1981 -15,626,400
1982 -15,836,800
1983 -13,688,000
1984 -5,782,400
1985 -7,578,000
1986 -4,843,200
1987 -38,711,200
1988 -34,890,000
1989 -37,731,800
1990 -49,794,600
1991 -44,396,700
1992 -66,514,500
1993 -57,062,400
1994 -46,849,400
1995 -63,830,000
1996 -67,116,000
1997 -65,322,400
1998 -65,714,800
1999 -80,352,000
2000 -94,391,000
2001 -100,177,000
2002 -120,393,000
2003 -104,934,900
2004 -109,725,000
2005 -142,369,200
2006 -115,000,000
2007 -112,434,200
2008 -117,813,000
2009 -124,669,000
2010 -112,851,000
2011 -127,472,000
2012 -141,139,000
2013 -157,054,000
2014 -178,025,000
2015 -209,020,000
2016 -216,738,000
2017 -215,476,000
2018 -208,365,000

External balance on goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for External balance on goods and services (constant LCU) in Kiribati was -164,341,000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 10 years this indicator reached a maximum value of -90,612,000 in 2010 and a minimum value of -174,740,000 in 2017.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
2008 -101,134,000
2009 -95,815,000
2010 -90,612,000
2011 -102,944,000
2012 -114,979,000
2013 -129,825,000
2014 -145,313,000
2015 -169,383,000
2016 -174,070,000
2017 -174,740,000
2018 -164,341,000

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in Kiribati was -77.78 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 45.60 in 1974, while its lowest value was -102.33 in 1992.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1972 4.70
1973 13.30
1974 45.60
1975 39.79
1976 20.70
1977 17.60
1978 8.70
1979 1.69
1980 -1.67
1981 -43.41
1982 -39.59
1983 -32.59
1984 -12.30
1985 -16.47
1986 -10.09
1987 -80.65
1988 -63.44
1989 -72.56
1990 -97.64
1991 -72.78
1992 -102.33
1993 -82.70
1994 -62.47
1995 -83.99
1996 -78.96
1997 -71.78
1998 -63.19
1999 -75.10
2000 -81.37
2001 -82.11
2002 -90.60
2003 -75.42
2004 -78.83
2005 -96.96
2006 -78.56
2007 -70.91
2008 -70.06
2009 -73.43
2010 -66.30
2011 -72.36
2012 -76.82
2013 -81.91
2014 -89.30
2015 -91.77
2016 -90.35
2017 -88.18
2018 -77.78

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts