France vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre

France
615,686 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
5,488 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
38th

Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • France
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0200.0k400.0k600.0k197519992023

How they compare

France currently reports 615,686 current US$ per square kilometre against 5,488 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 610,198 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes France's figure about 112.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 46 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 198 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 42,613 current US$ per square kilometre 609.04 current US$ per square kilometre 42,004 current US$ per square kilometre France
1980s 61,128 current US$ per square kilometre 720.74 current US$ per square kilometre 60,407 current US$ per square kilometre France
1990s 131,070 current US$ per square kilometre 1,026 current US$ per square kilometre 130,044 current US$ per square kilometre France
2000s 243,603 current US$ per square kilometre 2,478 current US$ per square kilometre 241,125 current US$ per square kilometre France
2010s 437,378 current US$ per square kilometre 4,842 current US$ per square kilometre 432,536 current US$ per square kilometre France
2020s 524,139 current US$ per square kilometre 4,845 current US$ per square kilometre 519,293 current US$ per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre, France or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
France, at 615,686 current US$ per square kilometre against 5,488 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre between France and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
610,198 current US$ per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do France and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
France ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,326 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.