Afghanistan vs Eritrea: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Afghanistan
6,256 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Eritrea
3,604 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
195th
Eritrea rank
198th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Eritrea
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196419932023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 6,256 current US$ per square kilometre against 3,604 current US$ per square kilometre in Eritrea, a difference of 2,652 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.7 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eritrea ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 195th and Eritrea ranks 198th of 204 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Eritrea Difference Ahead
2000s 3,365 current US$ per square kilometre 2,873 current US$ per square kilometre 491.4 current US$ per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 8,725 current US$ per square kilometre 3,095 current US$ per square kilometre 5,630 current US$ per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 7,708 current US$ per square kilometre 3,177 current US$ per square kilometre 4,530 current US$ per square kilometre Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Afghanistan or Eritrea?
Afghanistan, at 6,256 current US$ per square kilometre against 3,604 current US$ per square kilometre in Eritrea as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Afghanistan and Eritrea?
2,652 current US$ per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Eritrea?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Eritrea rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Afghanistan ranks 195th and Eritrea ranks 198th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports 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, 13,248 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports 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.