Kiribati
Foreign Trade
Between USA and Kiribati

Waterborne foreign imports from Kiribati to the United States in 2015 totaled $1,092,928. Exports to Kiribati in 2015 were $3,665,764.

Information about foreign trade between Kiribati and US ports is avaiable for imports and exports.

The value of container cargo imported from Kiribati represented 99.4% of all vessel imports, $1,086,868 versus $1,092,928.

By weight, container cargo imports from Kiribati represented 23.9% of all vessel shippments, 39,008 (kg) versus 162,905 (kg).

Complete details for vessel and container imports and exports since 2003 are shown in the tables and charts below.

Trade totals are only for the USA ports listed here at World Port Source.

Vessel measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $1,092,928  $3,665,764
2014  $418,417  $1,138,089
2013  $24,500  $1,037,183
2012  $14,775  $1,958,940
2011     $9,629,457
2010  $355,353  $59,698
2009  $197,104  $120,520
2008  $5,200  $464,978
2007  $156,193  $253,621
2006  $375,506  $495,233
2005  $31,327  $1,412,085
2004  $551,845  $633,240
2003  $783,188  $639,180


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Container measured by value ($US)
Year Imports Exports
2015  $1,086,868  $1,627,008
2014  $395,617  $672,393
2013     $511,847
2012     $242,866
2011     $359,411
2010  $355,353   
2009  $197,104  $21,860
2008  $5,200  $342,895
2007  $2,250  $175,577
2006  $138,620  $157,480
2005  $2,231  $1,148,419
2004     $428,094
2003  $2,381  $536,134


Chart of foreign trade by value - $USD


Vessel measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  162,905  287,993
2014  55,704  538,582
2013  12,000  328,396
2012  9,370  457,515
2011     21,323,657
2010  9,606  107,469
2009  13,146  84,016
2008  32  231,546
2007  8,443  93,410
2006  33,383  85,595
2005  1,200  3,415,532
2004  221  843,803
2003  11,176  125,486


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Container measured by weight (kg)
Year Imports Exports
2015  39,008  46,985
2014  39,008  267,655
2013     78,702
2012     31,036
2011     916,007
2010  9,606   
2009  13,146  32,076
2008  32  191,698
2007  356  20,931
2006  21,422  21,751
2005  714  3,326,953
2004     649,045
2003  46  113,039


Chart of foreign trade by weight - kg


Complete import and export trade data is available from the
Foreign Trade Division of the U.S. Census Bureau
usatrade.census.gov