Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
68,610 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2.98 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
28th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
27th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 2.98 million current US$ per square kilometre against 68,610 current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 2.91 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 43.5 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 27th of 44 groups.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 886.72 current US$ per square kilometre 61,994 current US$ per square kilometre 61,107 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 9,103 current US$ per square kilometre 198,510 current US$ per square kilometre 189,407 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 18,327 current US$ per square kilometre 502,618 current US$ per square kilometre 484,292 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 10,776 current US$ per square kilometre 986,418 current US$ per square kilometre 975,642 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 22,411 current US$ per square kilometre 1.88 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.86 million current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 46,014 current US$ per square kilometre 2.64 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.60 million current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 59,887 current US$ per square kilometre 2.85 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.79 million current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 2.98 million current US$ per square kilometre against 68,610 current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
2.91 million current US$ per square kilometre, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 27th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.