Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs United Kingdom: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
71,083 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
2.98 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
27th
United Kingdom rank
27th

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

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • United Kingdom
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 2.98 million current US$ per square kilometre against 71,083 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 2.91 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 42.0 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

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

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 500.43 current US$ per square kilometre 61,994 current US$ per square kilometre 61,493 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
1970s 1,961 current US$ per square kilometre 198,510 current US$ per square kilometre 196,549 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
1980s 3,934 current US$ per square kilometre 502,618 current US$ per square kilometre 498,684 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
1990s 11,392 current US$ per square kilometre 986,418 current US$ per square kilometre 975,026 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
2000s 26,314 current US$ per square kilometre 1.88 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.86 million current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
2010s 51,888 current US$ per square kilometre 2.64 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.59 million current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
2020s 63,618 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$), per, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 2.98 million current US$ per square kilometre against 71,083 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Kingdom?
2.91 million current US$ per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Kingdom rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 27th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.