Ireland vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Ireland
2.18 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
19,573 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
37th

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

  • Ireland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 2.18 million current US$ per square kilometre against 19,573 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 2.16 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Ireland's figure about 111.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Ireland ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 13,817 current US$ per square kilometre 193.56 current US$ per square kilometre 13,623 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
1970s 58,832 current US$ per square kilometre 761.07 current US$ per square kilometre 58,071 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
1980s 166,225 current US$ per square kilometre 1,335 current US$ per square kilometre 164,889 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
1990s 426,289 current US$ per square kilometre 2,278 current US$ per square kilometre 424,011 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2000s 906,156 current US$ per square kilometre 8,123 current US$ per square kilometre 898,033 current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 1.18 million current US$ per square kilometre 16,084 current US$ per square kilometre 1.16 million current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 1.86 million current US$ per square kilometre 17,221 current US$ per square kilometre 1.84 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$), per, Ireland or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Ireland, at 2.18 million current US$ per square kilometre against 19,573 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
2.16 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Ireland ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 37th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.