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

Kuwait
2.10 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lebanon
1.76 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
39th
Lebanon rank
40th

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

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

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 2.10 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.76 million current US$ per square kilometre in Lebanon, a difference of 340,160 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Lebanon ahead.

Kuwait ranks 39th and Lebanon ranks 40th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Lebanon Difference Ahead
1960s 26,023 current US$ per square kilometre 42,128 current US$ per square kilometre 16,105 current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
1970s 42,086 current US$ per square kilometre 74,699 current US$ per square kilometre 32,613 current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
1980s 359,772 current US$ per square kilometre 247,199 current US$ per square kilometre 112,573 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1990s 370,297 current US$ per square kilometre 522,958 current US$ per square kilometre 152,660 current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
2000s 833,836 current US$ per square kilometre 962,382 current US$ per square kilometre 128,546 current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
2010s 1.72 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.00 million current US$ per square kilometre 273,534 current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
2020s 1.77 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.52 million current US$ per square kilometre 245,648 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Kuwait or Lebanon?
Kuwait, at 2.10 million current US$ 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$), per between Kuwait and Lebanon?
340,160 current US$ per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Lebanon?
53 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Lebanon rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Kuwait ranks 39th and Lebanon ranks 40th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.