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

Japan
2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait
2.10 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
37th
Kuwait rank
39th

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

  • Japan
  • Kuwait
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.10 million current US$ per square kilometre in Kuwait, a difference of 53,280 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 37th and Kuwait ranks 39th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Kuwait Difference Ahead
1960s 27,258 current US$ per square kilometre 26,023 current US$ per square kilometre 1,235 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1970s 145,163 current US$ per square kilometre 134,433 current US$ per square kilometre 10,730 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1980s 398,512 current US$ per square kilometre 359,154 current US$ per square kilometre 39,358 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 772,429 current US$ per square kilometre 370,297 current US$ per square kilometre 402,132 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 1.35 million current US$ per square kilometre 833,836 current US$ per square kilometre 519,639 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 2.05 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.72 million current US$ per square kilometre 326,872 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 2.11 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.77 million current US$ per square kilometre 343,938 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$), per, Japan or Kuwait?
Japan, at 2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.10 million current US$ per square kilometre in Kuwait as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Japan and Kuwait?
53,280 current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kuwait?
60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do Japan and Kuwait rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Japan ranks 37th and Kuwait ranks 39th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.