France vs Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

France
1.45 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
13,673 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
45th
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
43rd

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

  • France
  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

France currently reports 1.45 million current US$ per square kilometre against 13,673 current US$ per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 1.44 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes France's figure about 106.3 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 45th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 43rd of 204 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Difference Ahead
1960s 17,832 current US$ per square kilometre 194.99 current US$ per square kilometre 17,637 current US$ per square kilometre France
1970s 86,897 current US$ per square kilometre 608.23 current US$ per square kilometre 86,289 current US$ per square kilometre France
1980s 216,869 current US$ per square kilometre 1,119 current US$ per square kilometre 215,750 current US$ per square kilometre France
1990s 426,380 current US$ per square kilometre 1,835 current US$ per square kilometre 424,545 current US$ per square kilometre France
2000s 887,893 current US$ per square kilometre 3,862 current US$ per square kilometre 884,031 current US$ per square kilometre France
2010s 1.20 million current US$ per square kilometre 9,037 current US$ per square kilometre 1.19 million current US$ per square kilometre France
2020s 1.34 million current US$ per square kilometre 11,653 current US$ per square kilometre 1.33 million current US$ per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, France or Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
France, at 1.45 million current US$ per square kilometre against 13,673 current US$ per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between France and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
1.44 million current US$ per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do France and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
France ranks 45th and Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 43rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.