Ireland vs Italy: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Ireland
2.18 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy
2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
35th
Italy rank
38th

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

  • Ireland
  • Italy
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 2.18 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 33,600 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Ireland ranks 35th and Italy ranks 38th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Italy Difference Ahead
1960s 13,817 current US$ per square kilometre 25,546 current US$ per square kilometre 11,730 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1970s 58,832 current US$ per square kilometre 119,961 current US$ per square kilometre 61,129 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1980s 166,225 current US$ per square kilometre 323,555 current US$ per square kilometre 157,330 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1990s 426,289 current US$ per square kilometre 617,190 current US$ per square kilometre 190,901 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2000s 906,156 current US$ per square kilometre 1.24 million current US$ per square kilometre 338,399 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2010s 1.18 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.59 million current US$ per square kilometre 416,645 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2020s 1.86 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.96 million current US$ per square kilometre 99,745 current US$ per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Ireland or Italy?
Ireland, at 2.18 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Ireland and Italy?
33,600 current US$ per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Italy?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Italy rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Ireland ranks 35th and Italy ranks 38th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.