Bangladesh vs Latvia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Bangladesh
471,696 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latvia
439,356 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
73rd
Latvia rank
76th

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

  • Bangladesh
  • Latvia
0200.0k400.0k600.0k197319982023

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 471,696 current US$ per square kilometre against 439,356 current US$ per square kilometre in Latvia, a difference of 32,340 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 73rd and Latvia ranks 76th of 204 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 39,392 current US$ per square kilometre 31,806 current US$ per square kilometre 7,586 current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
2000s 98,719 current US$ per square kilometre 135,589 current US$ per square kilometre 36,869 current US$ per square kilometre Latvia
2010s 296,081 current US$ per square kilometre 266,517 current US$ per square kilometre 29,564 current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh
2020s 478,133 current US$ per square kilometre 400,523 current US$ per square kilometre 77,610 current US$ per square kilometre Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Bangladesh or Latvia?
Bangladesh, at 471,696 current US$ per square kilometre against 439,356 current US$ per square kilometre in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Bangladesh and Latvia?
32,340 current US$ per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Latvia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Latvia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Bangladesh ranks 73rd and Latvia ranks 76th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.