Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Japan: Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
67,006 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
27th
Japan rank
28th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Japan
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre against 67,006 current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 29.4 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th and Japan ranks 28th of 45 groups.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 7,061 current US$ per square kilometre 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.08 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 24,070 current US$ per square kilometre 1.55 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.53 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 49,674 current US$ per square kilometre 1.98 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.93 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 63,251 current US$ per square kilometre 1.96 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Japan?
Japan, at 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre against 67,006 current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Japan?
1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Japan?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Japan rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th and Japan ranks 28th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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 (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
253 places, 14,096 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (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.