Ireland vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Ireland
2.18 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
44,470 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
35th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
33rd

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

  • Ireland
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 2.18 million current US$ per square kilometre against 44,470 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 2.13 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Ireland's figure about 49.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Ireland ranks 35th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 33rd of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 13,817 current US$ per square kilometre 491.48 current US$ per square kilometre 13,325 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
1970s 58,832 current US$ per square kilometre 2,471 current US$ per square kilometre 56,361 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
1980s 166,225 current US$ per square kilometre 6,337 current US$ per square kilometre 159,888 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
1990s 426,289 current US$ per square kilometre 8,019 current US$ per square kilometre 418,271 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2000s 906,156 current US$ per square kilometre 20,423 current US$ per square kilometre 885,734 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 1.18 million current US$ per square kilometre 40,469 current US$ per square kilometre 1.14 million current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 1.86 million current US$ per square kilometre 41,835 current US$ per square kilometre 1.81 million current US$ per square kilometre Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Ireland or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Ireland, at 2.18 million current US$ per square kilometre against 44,470 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
2.13 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Ireland ranks 35th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 33rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.