China vs India: Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre
China
55,184 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
India
59,639 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
98th
India rank
96th
Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 59,639 current US$ per square kilometre against 55,184 current US$ per square kilometre in China, a difference of 4,455 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was India ahead.
China ranks 98th and India ranks 96th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 264.41 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,414 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,150 current US$ per square kilometre | India |
| 1990s | 1,897 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,273 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,376 current US$ per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 9,354 current US$ per square kilometre | 13,491 current US$ per square kilometre | 4,137 current US$ per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 40,698 current US$ per square kilometre | 31,292 current US$ per square kilometre | 9,406 current US$ per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 45,825 current US$ per square kilometre | 50,887 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,062 current US$ per square kilometre | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre, China or India?
- India, at 59,639 current US$ per square kilometre against 55,184 current US$ per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre between China and India?
- 4,455 current US$ per square kilometre, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 98th and India ranks 96th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.