East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Maldives: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
236,779 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives
11.74 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
9th
Maldives rank
12th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Maldives
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M196119922023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 11.74 million current US$ per square kilometre against 236,779 current US$ per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 11.50 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 49.6 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th and Maldives ranks 12th of 44 groups.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Maldives Difference Ahead
1980s 5,324 current US$ per square kilometre 278,352 current US$ per square kilometre 273,028 current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 17,940 current US$ per square kilometre 881,777 current US$ per square kilometre 863,836 current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 59,864 current US$ per square kilometre 2.47 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.41 million current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 159,895 current US$ per square kilometre 6.67 million current US$ per square kilometre 6.51 million current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 226,716 current US$ per square kilometre 9.54 million current US$ per square kilometre 9.31 million current US$ per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Maldives?
Maldives, at 11.74 million current US$ per square kilometre against 236,779 current US$ per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Maldives?
11.50 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Maldives?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Maldives rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 9th and Maldives ranks 12th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.