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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
68,143 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
2.98 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
29th
United Kingdom rank
27th

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

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

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 2.98 million current US$ per square kilometre against 68,143 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 2.92 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 43.8 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th and United Kingdom ranks 27th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 440.47 current US$ per square kilometre 61,994 current US$ per square kilometre 61,553 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
1970s 1,793 current US$ per square kilometre 198,510 current US$ per square kilometre 196,716 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
1980s 3,737 current US$ per square kilometre 502,618 current US$ per square kilometre 498,882 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 10,946 current US$ per square kilometre 986,418 current US$ per square kilometre 975,472 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 25,334 current US$ per square kilometre 1.88 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.86 million current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 49,491 current US$ per square kilometre 2.64 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.60 million current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 60,804 current US$ per square kilometre 2.85 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.79 million current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 2.98 million current US$ 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$), per between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United Kingdom?
2.92 million current US$ per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and United Kingdom rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 29th and United Kingdom ranks 27th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.