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

Kuwait
2.10 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
19,512 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
40th

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

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

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 2.10 million current US$ per square kilometre against 19,512 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 2.08 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 107.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 60 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 26,023 current US$ per square kilometre 211.66 current US$ per square kilometre 25,812 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1970s 134,433 current US$ per square kilometre 759.45 current US$ per square kilometre 133,673 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1980s 359,154 current US$ per square kilometre 1,330 current US$ per square kilometre 357,823 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1990s 370,297 current US$ per square kilometre 2,265 current US$ per square kilometre 368,032 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2000s 833,836 current US$ per square kilometre 8,058 current US$ per square kilometre 825,778 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2010s 1.72 million current US$ per square kilometre 15,981 current US$ per square kilometre 1.71 million current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2020s 1.77 million current US$ per square kilometre 17,148 current US$ per square kilometre 1.75 million 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$), per, Kuwait or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Kuwait, at 2.10 million current US$ 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$), per between Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
2.08 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
60 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Kuwait ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.