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

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

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

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

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 1.76 million current US$ per square kilometre against 19,512 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1.74 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 90.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 40,516 current US$ per square kilometre 201.26 current US$ per square kilometre 40,315 current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
1970s 74,699 current US$ per square kilometre 372.11 current US$ per square kilometre 74,327 current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
1980s 247,199 current US$ per square kilometre 1,369 current US$ per square kilometre 245,830 current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
1990s 522,958 current US$ per square kilometre 2,265 current US$ per square kilometre 520,693 current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
2000s 962,382 current US$ per square kilometre 8,058 current US$ per square kilometre 954,324 current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
2010s 2.00 million current US$ per square kilometre 15,981 current US$ per square kilometre 1.98 million current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
2020s 1.52 million current US$ per square kilometre 17,148 current US$ per square kilometre 1.51 million current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Lebanon or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Lebanon, at 1.76 million current US$ 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$), per between Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1.74 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
55 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Lebanon ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.