Italy vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Italy
2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
19,512 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
40th

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

  • Italy
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre against 19,512 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 2.13 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 110.0 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Italy ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 25,546 current US$ per square kilometre 193.56 current US$ per square kilometre 25,353 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1970s 119,961 current US$ per square kilometre 759.45 current US$ per square kilometre 119,202 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1980s 323,555 current US$ per square kilometre 1,330 current US$ per square kilometre 322,224 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1990s 617,190 current US$ per square kilometre 2,265 current US$ per square kilometre 614,925 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2000s 1.24 million current US$ per square kilometre 8,058 current US$ per square kilometre 1.24 million current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2010s 1.59 million current US$ per square kilometre 15,981 current US$ per square kilometre 1.58 million current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2020s 1.96 million current US$ per square kilometre 17,148 current US$ per square kilometre 1.94 million 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$), per, Italy or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Italy, at 2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre against 19,512 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
2.13 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Italy ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.