Africa Western and Central vs Italy: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Africa Western and Central
19,612 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy
2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Western and Central rank
36th
Italy rank
38th

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

  • Africa Western and Central
  • Italy
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre against 19,612 current US$ per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 2.13 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 109.4 times Africa Western and Central's.

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

Africa Western and Central ranks 36th and Italy ranks 38th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Western and Central Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 212.65 current US$ per square kilometre 25,546 current US$ per square kilometre 25,334 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1970s 1,110 current US$ per square kilometre 119,961 current US$ per square kilometre 118,851 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1980s 1,765 current US$ per square kilometre 323,555 current US$ per square kilometre 321,790 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1990s 2,752 current US$ per square kilometre 617,190 current US$ per square kilometre 614,437 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2000s 6,676 current US$ per square kilometre 1.24 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.24 million current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2010s 15,508 current US$ per square kilometre 1.59 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.58 million current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2020s 17,167 current US$ per square kilometre 1.96 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.94 million current US$ per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Africa Western and Central or Italy?
Italy, at 2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre against 19,612 current US$ per square kilometre in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Africa Western and Central and Italy?
2.13 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Italy?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Italy rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Africa Western and Central ranks 36th and Italy ranks 38th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.