Gambia vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Gambia
241,745 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
260,307 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Gambia rank
97th
Sri Lanka rank
95th

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

  • Gambia
  • Sri Lanka
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196119922023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 260,307 current US$ per square kilometre against 241,745 current US$ per square kilometre in Gambia, a difference of 18,562 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Gambia ranks 97th and Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 1,573 current US$ per square kilometre 5,049 current US$ per square kilometre 3,476 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1970s 5,280 current US$ per square kilometre 9,278 current US$ per square kilometre 3,998 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 13,054 current US$ per square kilometre 30,099 current US$ per square kilometre 17,044 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 24,242 current US$ per square kilometre 66,029 current US$ per square kilometre 41,787 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 22,519 current US$ per square kilometre 126,668 current US$ per square kilometre 104,149 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 38,462 current US$ per square kilometre 284,427 current US$ per square kilometre 245,965 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 114,182 current US$ per square kilometre 278,556 current US$ per square kilometre 164,374 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Gambia or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 260,307 current US$ per square kilometre against 241,745 current US$ per square kilometre in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Gambia and Sri Lanka?
18,562 current US$ per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Sri Lanka?
61 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do Gambia and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Gambia ranks 97th and Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.