What the United States ships to Kiribati
U.S. goods exports to Kiribati totaled $2.2 million in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, down 48.6% on 2024.
By U.S. goods exports, Kiribati ranks 12th of 13 in Australia and Oceania on our list, between Tuvalu ($2.2 million) and Nauru ($1.2 million).
The largest increases from 2024 to 2025 were in other foods (up $148,361), food, tobacco machinery (up $95,661) and bakery products (up $41,325).
In 2025, monthly U.S. exports to Kiribati peaked in October at $391,744 and were lowest in July at $24,404. July to December accounted for 53% of the year's exports. The fourth quarter (October to December) was the busiest, with $969,872.
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| Month | U.S. exports | Share of the year |
|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | $34,883 | 1.6% |
| February 2025 | $53,885 | 2.5% |
| March 2025 | $370,953 | 17% |
| April 2025 | $221,167 | 10.2% |
| May 2025 | $228,002 | 10.5% |
| June 2025 | $116,034 | 5.3% |
| July 2025 | $24,404 | 1.1% |
| August 2025 | $96,450 | 4.4% |
| September 2025 | $63,159 | 2.9% |
| October 2025 | $391,744 | 18% |
| November 2025 | $389,544 | 17.9% |
| December 2025 | $188,584 | 8.7% |
From 2016 to 2025, U.S. exports to Kiribati rose from $1.1 million to $2.2 million, and U.S. imports went from $3.5 million to $1.4 million. The biggest one-year rise in exports came in 2017, up $3.8 million (329.1%). The 10-year average was $3.6 million a year.
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| Year | U.S. exports | Change | U.S. imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.179 million | -48.6% | $1.354 million |
| 2024 | $4.242 million | -47.5% | $808,162 |
| 2023 | $8.083 million | +59.5% | $409,816 |
| 2022 | $5.068 million | +161.4% | $1.689 million |
| 2021 | $1.939 million | +13% | $899,904 |
| 2020 | $1.715 million | -21.6% | $1.126 million |
| 2019 | $2.188 million | -50.7% | $2.792 million |
| 2018 | $4.443 million | -9.9% | $2.814 million |
| 2017 | $4.929 million | +329.1% | $3.682 million |
| 2016 | $1.149 million | n/a | $3.546 million |
Minimum value shipments, other foods and food, tobacco machinery were the three largest, at 60.2% of the total. Six of the 20 categories shrank from 2024, led by meat, poultry, etc..
| Category | 2025 | Share | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum value shipments | $683,902 | 31.4% | $1.385 million | -50.6% |
| Other foods | $341,526 | 15.7% | $193,165 | +76.8% |
| Food, tobacco machinery | $285,181 | 13.1% | $189,520 | +50.5% |
| Meat, poultry, etc. | $184,770 | 8.5% | $1.822 million | -89.9% |
| Electric apparatus | $153,446 | 7% | $205,193 | -25.2% |
| Shingles, molding, wallboard | $124,000 | 5.7% | n/a | n/a |
| Bakery products | $103,963 | 4.8% | $62,638 | +66% |
| Civilian aircraft, engines, equipment, and parts | $78,000 | 3.6% | n/a | n/a |
| Computers | $45,233 | 2.1% | $37,373 | +21% |
| Dairy products and eggs | $35,256 | 1.6% | n/a | n/a |
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| Category | 2025 | Share | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telecommunications equipment | $32,184 | 1.5% | $135,170 | -76.2% |
| Finished metal shapes | $24,000 | 1.1% | n/a | n/a |
| Chemicals-other | $12,697 | 0.6% | $20,577 | -38.3% |
| Household appliances | $11,729 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a |
| Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c. | $11,520 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a |
| Miscellaneous domestic exports and special transactions | $10,506 | 0.5% | n/a | n/a |
| Nuts | $9,651 | 0.4% | $3,384 | +185.2% |
| Musical instruments | $7,995 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a |
| Toiletries and cosmetics | $5,355 | 0.2% | $3,433 | +56% |
| Laboratory testing instruments | $5,182 | 0.2% | $22,686 | -77.2% |
The United States imported $1.4 million of goods from Kiribati in 2025, led by other (movies, miscellaneous imports, and special transactions), minimum value shipments and U.S. goods returned, and reimports (87.2% together). Imports of other (movies, miscellaneous imports, and special transactions) were up 10.6% on 2024.
| Category | 2025 | Share | 2024 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (movies, miscellaneous imports, and special transactions) | $682,514 | 50.4% | $617,249 | +10.6% |
| Minimum value shipments | $275,443 | 20.3% | $39,238 | +602% |
| U.S. goods returned, and reimports | $222,379 | 16.4% | $26,492 | +739.4% |
| Fish and shellfish | $106,744 | 7.9% | $6,932 | +1439.9% |
| Other parts and accessories of vehicles | $42,506 | 3.1% | $5,729 | +641.9% |
| Other consumer nondurables | $15,648 | 1.2% | n/a | n/a |
| Chemicals-inorganic | $5,837 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a |
| Finished metal shapes | $2,751 | 0.2% | n/a | n/a |
| Footwear | $540 | 0% | n/a | n/a |
