Maldives vs North America: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Maldives
11.74 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
North America
204,679 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
12th
North America rank
13th

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

  • Maldives
  • North America
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M196119922023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 11.74 million current US$ per square kilometre against 204,679 current US$ per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 11.53 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 57.3 times North America's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 12th and North America ranks 13th of 204 countries.

Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives North America Difference Ahead
1980s 278,352 current US$ per square kilometre 24,490 current US$ per square kilometre 253,862 current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 881,777 current US$ per square kilometre 49,706 current US$ per square kilometre 832,070 current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 2.47 million current US$ per square kilometre 104,895 current US$ per square kilometre 2.36 million current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 6.67 million current US$ per square kilometre 151,784 current US$ per square kilometre 6.52 million current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 9.54 million current US$ per square kilometre 189,377 current US$ per square kilometre 9.35 million current US$ per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Maldives or North America?
Maldives, at 11.74 million current US$ per square kilometre against 204,679 current US$ per square kilometre in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Maldives and North America?
11.53 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and North America?
43 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2023.
How do Maldives and North America rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Maldives ranks 12th and North America ranks 13th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.