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

Afghanistan
6,256 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania
4,672 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
195th
Mauritania rank
197th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • Mauritania
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196219922023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 6,256 current US$ per square kilometre against 4,672 current US$ per square kilometre in Mauritania, a difference of 1,584 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 195th and Mauritania ranks 197th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Mauritania Difference Ahead
1960s 96.14 current US$ per square kilometre 30.33 current US$ per square kilometre 65.81 current US$ per square kilometre Afghanistan
1970s 166.78 current US$ per square kilometre 67.03 current US$ per square kilometre 99.74 current US$ per square kilometre Afghanistan
1980s 619.81 current US$ per square kilometre 244.66 current US$ per square kilometre 375.15 current US$ per square kilometre Afghanistan
1990s 727.42 current US$ per square kilometre 494.48 current US$ per square kilometre 232.95 current US$ per square kilometre Afghanistan
2000s 3,365 current US$ per square kilometre 766.26 current US$ per square kilometre 2,598 current US$ per square kilometre Afghanistan
2010s 8,725 current US$ per square kilometre 2,982 current US$ per square kilometre 5,744 current US$ per square kilometre Afghanistan
2020s 7,708 current US$ per square kilometre 4,010 current US$ per square kilometre 3,697 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$), per, Afghanistan or Mauritania?
Afghanistan, at 6,256 current US$ per square kilometre against 4,672 current US$ per square kilometre in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Afghanistan and Mauritania?
1,584 current US$ per square kilometre, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mauritania?
51 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Mauritania rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Afghanistan ranks 195th and Mauritania ranks 197th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.