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

Ireland
2.18 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
35th
Japan rank
37th

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

  • Ireland
  • Japan
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 Japan, a difference of 24,640 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

Ireland ranks 35th and Japan ranks 37th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 13,817 current US$ per square kilometre 23,569 current US$ per square kilometre 9,752 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1970s 58,832 current US$ per square kilometre 145,163 current US$ per square kilometre 86,331 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1980s 166,225 current US$ per square kilometre 398,512 current US$ per square kilometre 232,287 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 426,289 current US$ per square kilometre 772,429 current US$ per square kilometre 346,140 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 906,156 current US$ per square kilometre 1.35 million current US$ per square kilometre 447,319 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 1.18 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.05 million current US$ per square kilometre 872,471 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 1.86 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.11 million current US$ per square kilometre 258,362 current US$ per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Ireland or Japan?
Ireland, at 2.18 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Ireland and Japan?
24,640 current US$ per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Japan rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Ireland ranks 35th and Japan ranks 37th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.