Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Qatar: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
45,107 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
2.66 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
32nd
Qatar rank
31st

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Qatar
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 2.66 million current US$ per square kilometre against 45,107 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 2.61 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Qatar's figure about 58.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and Qatar ranks 31st of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Qatar Difference Ahead
1960s 624.7 current US$ per square kilometre 4,412 current US$ per square kilometre 3,787 current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
1970s 2,469 current US$ per square kilometre 49,707 current US$ per square kilometre 47,238 current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
1980s 6,333 current US$ per square kilometre 105,443 current US$ per square kilometre 99,110 current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
1990s 8,014 current US$ per square kilometre 194,680 current US$ per square kilometre 186,666 current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
2000s 20,700 current US$ per square kilometre 1.06 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
2010s 40,979 current US$ per square kilometre 2.39 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.35 million current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
2020s 42,547 current US$ per square kilometre 2.51 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.46 million current US$ per square kilometre Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Qatar?
Qatar, at 2.66 million current US$ per square kilometre against 45,107 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Qatar?
2.61 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Qatar?
55 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Qatar rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 32nd and Qatar ranks 31st of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.