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

Italy
2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lebanon
1.76 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
38th
Lebanon rank
40th

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

  • Italy
  • Lebanon
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.76 million current US$ per square kilometre in Lebanon, a difference of 384,480 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Lebanon's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lebanon ahead.

Italy ranks 38th and Lebanon ranks 40th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Lebanon in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Lebanon Difference Ahead
1960s 26,406 current US$ per square kilometre 40,516 current US$ per square kilometre 14,110 current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
1970s 60,772 current US$ per square kilometre 74,699 current US$ per square kilometre 13,928 current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
1980s 325,045 current US$ per square kilometre 247,199 current US$ per square kilometre 77,846 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1990s 617,190 current US$ per square kilometre 522,958 current US$ per square kilometre 94,232 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2000s 1.24 million current US$ per square kilometre 962,382 current US$ per square kilometre 282,173 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2010s 1.59 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.00 million current US$ per square kilometre 402,488 current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
2020s 1.96 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.52 million current US$ per square kilometre 430,968 current US$ per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Italy or Lebanon?
Italy, at 2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.76 million current US$ per square kilometre in Lebanon as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Italy and Lebanon?
384,480 current US$ per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Lebanon?
55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Lebanon rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Italy ranks 38th and Lebanon ranks 40th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.