Ethiopia vs Zambia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Ethiopia
15,109 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
13,619 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
177th
Zambia rank
180th

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

  • Ethiopia
  • Zambia
05.0k10.0k15.0k196419932023

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 15,109 current US$ per square kilometre against 13,619 current US$ per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 1,490 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Zambia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 177th and Zambia ranks 180th of 204 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 1,072 current US$ per square kilometre 1,032 current US$ per square kilometre 40.32 current US$ per square kilometre Ethiopia
2000s 3,087 current US$ per square kilometre 3,427 current US$ per square kilometre 340.26 current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
2010s 11,813 current US$ per square kilometre 10,952 current US$ per square kilometre 861.11 current US$ per square kilometre Ethiopia
2020s 13,948 current US$ per square kilometre 10,620 current US$ per square kilometre 3,328 current US$ per square kilometre Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Ethiopia or Zambia?
Ethiopia, at 15,109 current US$ per square kilometre against 13,619 current US$ per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Ethiopia and Zambia?
1,490 current US$ per square kilometre, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zambia?
31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Zambia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Ethiopia ranks 177th and Zambia ranks 180th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.