Africa Eastern and Southern vs Japan: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Africa Eastern and Southern
19,549 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
39th
Japan rank
37th

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

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Japan
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre against 19,549 current US$ per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 2.14 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 110.2 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

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

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 39th and Japan ranks 37th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 178 current US$ per square kilometre 23,569 current US$ per square kilometre 23,391 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1970s 476.81 current US$ per square kilometre 145,163 current US$ per square kilometre 144,686 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1980s 984.93 current US$ per square kilometre 398,512 current US$ per square kilometre 397,527 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 1,912 current US$ per square kilometre 772,429 current US$ per square kilometre 770,517 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 9,188 current US$ per square kilometre 1.35 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.34 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 16,476 current US$ per square kilometre 2.05 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.03 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 17,254 current US$ per square kilometre 2.11 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.10 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Africa Eastern and Southern or Japan?
Japan, at 2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre against 19,549 current US$ per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Africa Eastern and Southern and Japan?
2.14 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Japan rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 39th and Japan ranks 37th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.