Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
121,712 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
5.52 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
17th
United Arab Emirates rank
18th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • United Arab Emirates
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 5.52 million current US$ per square kilometre against 121,712 current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 5.39 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 45.3 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 54 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 17th and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 44 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 4,040 current US$ per square kilometre 37,125 current US$ per square kilometre 33,086 current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
1980s 13,213 current US$ per square kilometre 108,520 current US$ per square kilometre 95,306 current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
1990s 14,146 current US$ per square kilometre 287,267 current US$ per square kilometre 273,122 current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2000s 38,174 current US$ per square kilometre 987,273 current US$ per square kilometre 949,099 current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2010s 77,923 current US$ per square kilometre 2.85 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.77 million current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2020s 98,127 current US$ per square kilometre 4.25 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.15 million current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 5.52 million current US$ per square kilometre against 121,712 current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and United Arab Emirates?
5.39 million current US$ per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and United Arab Emirates?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 17th and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.