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

Japan
2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lebanon
1.76 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
37th
Lebanon rank
40th

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

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

How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.15 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.76 million current US$ per square kilometre in Lebanon, a difference of 393,440 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Lebanon ahead.

Japan ranks 37th and Lebanon ranks 40th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Lebanon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Lebanon Difference Ahead
1960s 24,775 current US$ per square kilometre 40,516 current US$ per square kilometre 15,741 current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
1970s 66,188 current US$ per square kilometre 74,699 current US$ per square kilometre 8,511 current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
1980s 400,681 current US$ per square kilometre 247,199 current US$ per square kilometre 153,482 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 772,429 current US$ per square kilometre 522,958 current US$ per square kilometre 249,472 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 1.35 million current US$ per square kilometre 962,382 current US$ per square kilometre 391,093 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 2.05 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.00 million current US$ per square kilometre 53,338 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 2.11 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.52 million current US$ per square kilometre 589,585 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$), per, Japan or Lebanon?
Japan, at 2.15 million current US$ 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$), per between Japan and Lebanon?
393,440 current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lebanon?
55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Lebanon rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Japan ranks 37th and Lebanon ranks 40th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.