Ireland vs Small states: Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre

Ireland
3.02 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Small states
121,030 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
19th
Small states rank
19th

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

  • Ireland
  • Small states
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 3.02 million current US$ per square kilometre against 121,030 current US$ per square kilometre in Small states, a difference of 2.90 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Ireland's figure about 25.0 times Small states's.

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

Ireland ranks 19th and Small states ranks 19th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Small states Difference Ahead
1960s 9,471 current US$ per square kilometre 1,962 current US$ per square kilometre 7,509 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
1970s 47,283 current US$ per square kilometre 10,666 current US$ per square kilometre 36,616 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
1980s 175,320 current US$ per square kilometre 22,408 current US$ per square kilometre 152,912 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
1990s 611,478 current US$ per square kilometre 23,471 current US$ per square kilometre 588,007 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2000s 1.49 million current US$ per square kilometre 55,640 current US$ per square kilometre 1.44 million current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 1.92 million current US$ per square kilometre 89,056 current US$ per square kilometre 1.83 million current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 2.88 million current US$ per square kilometre 110,145 current US$ per square kilometre 2.77 million current US$ per square kilometre Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Ireland or Small states?
Ireland, at 3.02 million current US$ per square kilometre against 121,030 current US$ per square kilometre in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Ireland and Small states?
2.90 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Small states?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Small states rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 19th and Small states ranks 19th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.