Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Qatar: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
68,143 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
2.66 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
29th
Qatar rank
31st

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Qatar
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 2.66 million current US$ per square kilometre against 68,143 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 2.59 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Qatar's figure about 39.0 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Qatar ranks 31st of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Qatar Difference Ahead
1960s 572.77 current US$ per square kilometre 4,412 current US$ per square kilometre 3,839 current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
1970s 1,793 current US$ per square kilometre 49,707 current US$ per square kilometre 47,914 current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
1980s 3,737 current US$ per square kilometre 105,443 current US$ per square kilometre 101,706 current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
1990s 10,946 current US$ per square kilometre 194,680 current US$ per square kilometre 183,734 current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
2000s 25,334 current US$ per square kilometre 1.06 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
2010s 49,491 current US$ per square kilometre 2.39 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.34 million current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
2020s 60,804 current US$ per square kilometre 2.51 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.45 million current US$ per square kilometre Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Qatar?
Qatar, at 2.66 million current US$ per square kilometre against 68,143 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Qatar?
2.59 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Qatar?
55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Qatar rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th and Qatar ranks 31st of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.