Spain vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Spain
816,273 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
17,486 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
36th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per over time

  • Spain
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k196119922023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 816,273 current US$ per square kilometre against 17,486 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 798,787 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Spain's figure about 46.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 204 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 2,115 current US$ per square kilometre 191.17 current US$ per square kilometre 1,924 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1970s 14,899 current US$ per square kilometre 764.77 current US$ per square kilometre 14,135 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1980s 51,265 current US$ per square kilometre 1,272 current US$ per square kilometre 49,993 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
1990s 158,606 current US$ per square kilometre 2,037 current US$ per square kilometre 156,570 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2000s 360,590 current US$ per square kilometre 9,253 current US$ per square kilometre 351,337 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2010s 592,456 current US$ per square kilometre 15,574 current US$ per square kilometre 576,883 current US$ per square kilometre Spain
2020s 741,722 current US$ per square kilometre 16,413 current US$ per square kilometre 725,310 current US$ per square kilometre Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Spain or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Spain, at 816,273 current US$ per square kilometre against 17,486 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa?
798,787 current US$ per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Spain ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (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
251 places, 13,220 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (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.