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

Italy
2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
38th
Japan rank
37th

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

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

How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 8,960 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 38th and Japan ranks 37th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 25,546 current US$ per square kilometre 23,569 current US$ per square kilometre 1,978 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1970s 119,961 current US$ per square kilometre 145,163 current US$ per square kilometre 25,202 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1980s 323,555 current US$ per square kilometre 398,512 current US$ per square kilometre 74,957 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 617,190 current US$ per square kilometre 772,429 current US$ per square kilometre 155,240 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 1.24 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.35 million current US$ per square kilometre 108,920 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 1.59 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.05 million current US$ per square kilometre 455,826 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 1.96 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.11 million current US$ per square kilometre 158,618 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$), per, Italy or Japan?
Japan, at 2.15 million current US$ 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$), per between Italy and Japan?
8,960 current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Italy ranks 38th and Japan ranks 37th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.