Latin America & Caribbean vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Latin America & Caribbean
71,387 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2.98 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean rank
26th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
27th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 2.98 million current US$ per square kilometre against 71,387 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 2.91 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 41.8 times Latin America & Caribbean's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean ranks 26th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 27th of 44 groups.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 502.67 current US$ per square kilometre 61,994 current US$ per square kilometre 61,491 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 2,046 current US$ per square kilometre 198,510 current US$ per square kilometre 196,463 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 4,134 current US$ per square kilometre 502,618 current US$ per square kilometre 498,485 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 11,581 current US$ per square kilometre 986,418 current US$ per square kilometre 974,837 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 26,677 current US$ per square kilometre 1.88 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.86 million current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 52,352 current US$ per square kilometre 2.64 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.59 million current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 63,909 current US$ per square kilometre 2.85 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.79 million current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Latin America & Caribbean or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 2.98 million current US$ per square kilometre against 71,387 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Latin America & Caribbean and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
2.91 million current US$ per square kilometre, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 26th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 27th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.