Kiribati Exports 2023
Complete list of Kiribati's 49 export destinations and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.
$83.29M
Total exports (2023)
#197
Global export rank
49
Destination countries
100+
Product categories tracked
Kiribati exported $83.29 million of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #197 largest exporter. Goods flowed to 49 destinations, with the top ten markets absorbing 99.6% of total export value. The leading export was frozen, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99, valued at $54.88 million — 65.9% of the country's export portfolio.
The two tables below list every destination country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.
All export destinations
49 countries and territories. Click any country for the full bilateral page.
| # | Destination | 2023 export value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand | $71.06M | 85.32% |
| 2 | Japan | $5.00M | 6.00% |
| 3 | Philippines | $2.51M | 3.02% |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | $1.74M | 2.09% |
| 5 | Fiji | $688,251 | 0.83% |
| 6 | Malaysia | $580,947 | 0.70% |
| 7 | USA | $403,291 | 0.48% |
| 8 | Czechia | $373,941 | 0.45% |
| 9 | Canada | $337,503 | 0.41% |
| 10 | Australia | $259,112 | 0.31% |
| 11 | United Kingdom | $99,555 | 0.12% |
| 12 | Bosnia Herzegovina | $88,722 | 0.11% |
| 13 | China | $24,213 | 0.03% |
| 14 | China, Hong Kong SAR | $16,255 | 0.02% |
| 15 | Indonesia | $16,171 | 0.02% |
| 16 | Netherlands | $11,426 | 0.01% |
| 17 | Serbia | $9,805 | 0.01% |
| 18 | Ireland | $9,393 | 0.01% |
| 19 | India | $7,958 | 0.01% |
| 20 | Other Asia, nes | $5,104 | 0.01% |
| 21 | Mozambique | $5,000 | 0.01% |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | $4,684 | 0.01% |
| 23 | Singapore | $4,025 | 0.00% |
| 24 | El Salvador | $3,994 | 0.00% |
| 25 | Norway | $3,613 | 0.00% |
| 26 | Ukraine | $3,397 | 0.00% |
| 27 | France | $2,456 | 0.00% |
| 28 | South Africa | $2,389 | 0.00% |
| 29 | Kuwait | $2,233 | 0.00% |
| 30 | Slovakia | $1,749 | 0.00% |
| 31 | Austria | $1,669 | 0.00% |
| 32 | Paraguay | $1,450 | 0.00% |
| 33 | New Zealand | $1,151 | 0.00% |
| 34 | Montenegro | $1,089 | 0.00% |
| 35 | Poland | $924 | 0.00% |
| 36 | Angola | $752 | 0.00% |
| 37 | Türkiye | $616 | 0.00% |
| 38 | Peru | $613 | 0.00% |
| 39 | Zambia | $426 | 0.00% |
| 40 | Slovenia | $372 | 0.00% |
| 41 | Dominican Rep. | $257 | 0.00% |
| 42 | Spain | $208 | 0.00% |
| 43 | Denmark | $133 | 0.00% |
| 44 | Guatemala | $122 | 0.00% |
| 45 | Portugal | $96 | 0.00% |
| 46 | Sweden | $94 | 0.00% |
| 47 | North Macedonia | $93 | 0.00% |
| 48 | Brunei Darussalam | $11 | 0.00% |
| 49 | Brazil | $8 | 0.00% |
Top export products (HS6)
100 product categories ranked by 2023 export value.
| # | HS6 | Product | Value | % of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 030343 | Fish: frozen, skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $54.88M | 65.89% |
| 2 | 030342 | Fish: frozen, yellowfin tunas (Thunnus albacares), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $14.46M | 17.36% |
| 3 | 030487 | Fish fillets: frozen, tunas (of the genus Thunnus), skipjack or stripe-bellied bonito (Euthynnus (Katsuwonus) pelamis) | $4.69M | 5.63% |
| 4 | 030344 | Fish: frozen, bigeye tunas (Thunnus obesus), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $4.42M | 5.31% |
| 5 | 151311 | Vegetable oils: coconut (copra) oil and its fractions, crude, not chemically modified | $1.04M | 1.25% |
| 6 | 730441 | Steel, stainless: cold-drawn or cold-rolled (cold-reduced), tubes and pipes of circular cross-section | $920,000 | 1.10% |
| 7 | 841191 | Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers | $652,533 | 0.78% |
| 8 | 847330 | Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471 | $372,577 | 0.45% |
| 9 | 560122 | Wadding: other articles thereof, of man-made fibres | $238,909 | 0.29% |
| 10 | 120300 | Copra | $223,628 | 0.27% |
| 11 | 903180 | Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90 | $213,869 | 0.26% |
| 12 | 720449 | Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.c. in heading no. 7204 | $203,258 | 0.24% |
| 13 | 854320 | Electrical machines and apparatus: signal generators | $181,630 | 0.22% |
| 14 | 848180 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves | $113,386 | 0.14% |
| 15 | 511211 | Fabrics, woven: of combed wool or combed fine animal hair, containing 85% or more by weight of wool or fine animal hair, of a weight not exceeding 200g/m2 | $77,004 | 0.09% |
| 16 | 250100 | Salt (including table salt and denatured salt): pure sodium chloride whether or not in aqueous solution: sea water | $42,351 | 0.05% |
| 17 | 382200 | Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material | $42,151 | 0.05% |
| 18 | 030119 | Fish: live, ornamental, other than freshwater | $41,283 | 0.05% |
| 19 | 750890 | Nickel: articles thereof n.e.c. in item no. 7508.1 | $36,540 | 0.04% |
| 20 | 851762 | Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | $35,999 | 0.04% |
| 21 | 810590 | Cobalt: articles n.e.c. in heading no. 8105 | $25,534 | 0.03% |
| 22 | 841590 | Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereof | $23,974 | 0.03% |
| 23 | 841950 | Heat exchange units: not used for domestic purposes | $20,136 | 0.02% |
| 24 | 611595 | Hosiery and footwear: without applied soles, of cotton, knitted or crocheted (excluding graduated compression hosiery, panty hose, tights, full or knee-length hosiery measuring per single yarn less than 67 decitex) | $18,476 | 0.02% |
| 25 | 854290 | Parts of electronic integrated circuits | $17,328 | 0.02% |
| 26 | 840710 | Engines: for aircraft, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines | $17,159 | 0.02% |
| 27 | 841199 | Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers) | $15,470 | 0.02% |
| 28 | 853180 | Signalling apparatus: electric, sound or visual, apparatus n.e.c. in heading no. 8531, excluding those of heading no. 8512 or 8530 | $13,536 | 0.02% |
| 29 | 090230 | Tea, black: (fermented) and partly fermented tea, in immediate packings of a content not exceeding 3kg | $13,074 | 0.02% |
| 30 | 940190 | Seat: parts | $11,426 | 0.01% |
| 31 | 030357 | Fish: frozen, swordfish (Xiphias gladius), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $10,940 | 0.01% |
| 32 | 902620 | Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or checking pressure | $10,191 | 0.01% |
| 33 | 382590 | Residual products of the chemical or allied industries, not elsewhere specified or included: n.e.c. in 3825 or 27.10 | $9,128 | 0.01% |
| 34 | 851190 | Ignition or starting equipment: parts of the equipment of heading no. 8511, for use in spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion engines | $8,381 | 0.01% |
| 35 | 847990 | Machines and mechanical appliances: parts, of those having individual functions | $7,958 | 0.01% |
| 36 | 560811 | Twine, cordage or rope: fishing nets, made up, of man made textile materials | $7,718 | 0.01% |
| 37 | 853650 | Electrical apparatus: switches n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $7,515 | 0.01% |
| 38 | 731210 | Iron or steel: stranded wire, ropes and cables, not electrically insulated | $7,271 | 0.01% |
| 39 | 870850 | Vehicle parts: drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles: parts thereof | $7,020 | 0.01% |
| 40 | 611596 | Hosiery and footwear: without applied soles, of synthetic fibres, knitted or crocheted (excluding graduated compression hosiery, panty hose, tights, full or knee-length hosiery measuring per single yarn less than 67 decitex) | $6,197 | 0.01% |
| 41 | 780200 | Lead: waste and scrap | $5,870 | 0.01% |
| 42 | 870899 | Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708 | $5,799 | 0.01% |
| 43 | 691490 | Ceramic articles n.e.c. in chapter 69: other than of porcelain or china | $5,472 | 0.01% |
| 44 | 611599 | Hosiery and footwear: without applied soles, of textile materials n.e.c. in item no. 6115.9, knitted or crocheted (excluding graduated compression hosiery, panty hose, tights, full or knee-length hosiery measuring per single yarn less than 67 decitex) | $4,808 | 0.01% |
| 45 | 701990 | Glass fibres: n.e.c. in heading no. 7019 | $4,756 | 0.01% |
| 46 | 030341 | Fish: frozen, albacore or longfinned tunas (Thunnus alalunga), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $4,513 | 0.01% |
| 47 | 950300 | Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds | $4,365 | 0.01% |
| 48 | 731815 | Iron or steel: threaded screws and bolts n.e.c. in item no. 7318.1, whether or not with their nuts or washers | $4,344 | 0.01% |
| 49 | 620343 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of synthetic fibres (not knitted or crocheted) | $4,166 | 0.01% |
| 50 | 600539 | Fabrics: warp knit (including those made on galloon knitting machines), other than those of headings 60.01 to 60.04, of synthetic fibres, printed | $4,053 | 0.00% |
| 51 | 392490 | Plastics: household articles and hygienic or toilet articles | $4,013 | 0.00% |
| 52 | 842199 | Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gases | $3,656 | 0.00% |
| 53 | 620463 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: women's or girls', of synthetic fibres (not knitted or crocheted) | $3,649 | 0.00% |
| 54 | 760200 | Aluminium: waste and scrap | $3,483 | 0.00% |
| 55 | 640399 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather | $3,411 | 0.00% |
| 56 | 521139 | Fabrics, woven: containing less than 85% by weight of cotton, mixed mainly or solely with man-made fibres, weighing more than 200g/m2, dyed, of weaves n.e.c. in item no. 5211.3 | $3,405 | 0.00% |
| 57 | 030449 | Fish fillets: fresh or chilled, other than fish of heading 0304.4 | $3,397 | 0.00% |
| 58 | 848420 | Seals: mechanical | $3,388 | 0.00% |
| 59 | 392690 | Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39 | $3,323 | 0.00% |
| 60 | 420292 | Cases and containers: n.e.c. in heading 4202, with outer surface of sheeting of plastics or of textile materials | $2,917 | 0.00% |
| 61 | 841360 | Pumps: rotary positive displacement pumps, n.e.c. in heading no. 8413, for liquids | $2,896 | 0.00% |
| 62 | 560392 | Nonwovens: whether or not impregnated, coated, covered or laminated, not of man-made filaments, (weighing more than 25g/m2 but not more than 70g/m2) | $2,883 | 0.00% |
| 63 | 640419 | Footwear: (other than sportswear), with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials | $2,637 | 0.00% |
| 64 | 903090 | Instruments, apparatus for measuring, checking electrical quantities, not meters of heading no. 9028: parts and accessories, for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, x-ray, cosmic and other radiations | $2,433 | 0.00% |
| 65 | 847290 | Office machines: not elsewhere classified | $2,134 | 0.00% |
| 66 | 842230 | Machinery: for filling, closing, sealing, capsuling or labelling bottles, cans, bags or other containers, machinery for aerating beverages | $2,124 | 0.00% |
| 67 | 854442 | Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors | $1,928 | 0.00% |
| 68 | 870893 | Vehicle parts: clutches and parts thereof | $1,913 | 0.00% |
| 69 | 830820 | Rivets: tubular or bifurcated, of base metal | $1,798 | 0.00% |
| 70 | 844313 | Printing machinery: offset, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.1 | $1,715 | 0.00% |
| 71 | 853669 | Electrical apparatus: plugs and sockets, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts | $1,675 | 0.00% |
| 72 | 420100 | Saddlery and harness: for any animal (including traces, leads, knee pads, muzzles, saddle cloths, saddle bags, dog coats and the like), of any materials | $1,354 | 0.00% |
| 73 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $1,285 | 0.00% |
| 74 | 070960 | Vegetables: fruits of the genus capsicum or of the genus pimenta, fresh or chilled | $1,275 | 0.00% |
| 75 | 950510 | Christmas festivity articles | $1,224 | 0.00% |
| 76 | 620193 | Anoraks (including ski-jackets), wind-cheaters, wind-jackets and similar articles: men's or boys', of man-made fibres, other than those of heading no. 6203 (not knitted or crocheted) | $1,187 | 0.00% |
| 77 | 640411 | Sports footwear: tennis shoes, basketball shoes, gym shoes, training shoes and the like, with outer soles of rubber or plastics and uppers of textile materials | $1,163 | 0.00% |
| 78 | 848190 | Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: parts thereof | $1,045 | 0.00% |
| 79 | 842123 | Machinery: filtering or purifying machinery, oil or petrol filters for internal combustion engines | $990 | 0.00% |
| 80 | 250590 | Sands: natural, (other than silica and quartz sands), whether or not coloured, (other than metal-bearing sands of chapter 26) | $940 | 0.00% |
| 81 | 293690 | Vitamins: n.e.c. in heading no. 2936, including natural concentrates | $933 | 0.00% |
| 82 | 852349 | Optical media: recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37 | $924 | 0.00% |
| 83 | 570291 | Carpets and other textile floor coverings: woven, (not tufted or flocked), of wool or fine animal hair, (not of pile construction), made up, n.e.c. in item no. 5702.10 or 5702.20 | $911 | 0.00% |
| 84 | 846722 | Tools: for working in the hand, with self-contained electric motor: saws | $909 | 0.00% |
| 85 | 851230 | Sound signalling equipment: electrical, used on cycles or motor vehicles (excluding articles of heading no. 8539) | $886 | 0.00% |
| 86 | 220190 | Waters: other than mineral and aerated, (not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter nor flavoured), ice and snow | $859 | 0.00% |
| 87 | 848280 | Bearings: n.e.c. in heading no. 8482, including combined ball/roller | $829 | 0.00% |
| 88 | 070490 | Vegetables, brassica: edible, n.e.c. in heading no. 0704, fresh or chilled | $825 | 0.00% |
| 89 | 391000 | Silicones: in primary forms | $752 | 0.00% |
| 90 | 847350 | Machines: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) equally suitable for use with machines of two or more of the headings 8470 to 8472 | $743 | 0.00% |
| 91 | 841459 | Fans: n.e.c. in item no. 8414.51 | $695 | 0.00% |
| 92 | 640299 | Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6402, (other than just covering the ankle), with outer soles and uppers of rubber or plastics | $658 | 0.00% |
| 93 | 620342 | Trousers, bib and brace overalls, breeches and shorts: men's or boys', of cotton (not knitted or crocheted) | $636 | 0.00% |
| 94 | 611190 | Garments and clothing accessories: babies', of textile materials (other than cotton or synthetic fibres), knitted or crocheted | $629 | 0.00% |
| 95 | 732690 | Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326 | $626 | 0.00% |
| 96 | 611011 | Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: knitted or crocheted, of wool or fine animal hair | $622 | 0.00% |
| 97 | 850760 | Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square) | $613 | 0.00% |
| 98 | 848210 | Ball bearings | $610 | 0.00% |
| 99 | 030389 | Fish: frozen, n.e.c. in heading 0303, excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0303.91 to 0303.99 | $600 | 0.00% |
| 100 | 846610 | Parts & accessories suited for use solely/principally with machines of headings 8456-8465: tool holders and self-opening dieheads | $569 | 0.00% |