Israel vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Israel
3.75 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
5.52 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Israel rank
21st
United Arab Emirates rank
18th

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

  • Israel
  • United Arab Emirates
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 5.52 million current US$ per square kilometre against 3.75 million current US$ per square kilometre in Israel, a difference of 1.76 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.5 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 21st and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 204 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 144,647 current US$ per square kilometre 37,125 current US$ per square kilometre 107,522 current US$ per square kilometre Israel
1980s 331,580 current US$ per square kilometre 108,520 current US$ per square kilometre 223,060 current US$ per square kilometre Israel
1990s 945,781 current US$ per square kilometre 287,267 current US$ per square kilometre 658,514 current US$ per square kilometre Israel
2000s 1.76 million current US$ per square kilometre 987,273 current US$ per square kilometre 772,444 current US$ per square kilometre Israel
2010s 2.84 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.85 million current US$ per square kilometre 12,740 current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2020s 3.70 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.25 million current US$ per square kilometre 545,272 current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Israel or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 5.52 million current US$ per square kilometre against 3.75 million current US$ per square kilometre in Israel as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Israel and United Arab Emirates?
1.76 million current US$ per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United Arab Emirates?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Israel and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Israel ranks 21st and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.