Hungary vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Hungary
1.69 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
19,512 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Hungary rank
42nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
40th

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

  • Hungary
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 1.69 million current US$ per square kilometre against 19,512 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1.67 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Hungary's figure about 86.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 57 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.

Hungary ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 5,574 current US$ per square kilometre 205.13 current US$ per square kilometre 5,369 current US$ per square kilometre Hungary
1970s 27,120 current US$ per square kilometre 759.45 current US$ per square kilometre 26,361 current US$ per square kilometre Hungary
1980s 53,335 current US$ per square kilometre 1,330 current US$ per square kilometre 52,004 current US$ per square kilometre Hungary
1990s 167,142 current US$ per square kilometre 2,265 current US$ per square kilometre 164,877 current US$ per square kilometre Hungary
2000s 711,873 current US$ per square kilometre 8,058 current US$ per square kilometre 703,815 current US$ per square kilometre Hungary
2010s 1.13 million current US$ per square kilometre 15,981 current US$ per square kilometre 1.11 million current US$ per square kilometre Hungary
2020s 1.58 million current US$ per square kilometre 17,148 current US$ per square kilometre 1.57 million current US$ per square kilometre Hungary

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Hungary or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Hungary, at 1.69 million current US$ per square kilometre against 19,512 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Hungary and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1.67 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
57 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Hungary and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Hungary ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.