Australia vs Vanuatu: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Australia
37,427 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Vanuatu
34,814 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Australia rank
150th
Vanuatu rank
152nd

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

  • Australia
  • Vanuatu
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196119922023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 37,427 current US$ per square kilometre against 34,814 current US$ per square kilometre in Vanuatu, a difference of 2,613 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Australia ranks 150th and Vanuatu ranks 152nd of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1960s 486.06 current US$ per square kilometre 683.81 current US$ per square kilometre 197.75 current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
1970s 970.46 current US$ per square kilometre 2,240 current US$ per square kilometre 1,270 current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
1980s 3,664 current US$ per square kilometre 6,605 current US$ per square kilometre 2,941 current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
1990s 7,330 current US$ per square kilometre 13,772 current US$ per square kilometre 6,442 current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
2000s 15,584 current US$ per square kilometre 16,175 current US$ per square kilometre 590.69 current US$ per square kilometre Vanuatu
2010s 29,166 current US$ per square kilometre 29,019 current US$ per square kilometre 146.82 current US$ per square kilometre Australia
2020s 34,513 current US$ per square kilometre 28,529 current US$ per square kilometre 5,984 current US$ per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Australia or Vanuatu?
Australia, at 37,427 current US$ per square kilometre against 34,814 current US$ per square kilometre in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Australia and Vanuatu?
2,613 current US$ per square kilometre, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Vanuatu?
56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Australia and Vanuatu rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Australia ranks 150th and Vanuatu ranks 152nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.