Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
100,282 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
5.52 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
20th
United Arab Emirates rank
18th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • United Arab Emirates
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 5.52 million current US$ per square kilometre against 100,282 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 5.42 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 55.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, United Arab Emirates has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 44 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 3,408 current US$ per square kilometre 37,125 current US$ per square kilometre 33,717 current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
1980s 9,515 current US$ per square kilometre 108,520 current US$ per square kilometre 99,005 current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
1990s 13,310 current US$ per square kilometre 287,267 current US$ per square kilometre 273,957 current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2000s 33,389 current US$ per square kilometre 987,273 current US$ per square kilometre 953,884 current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2010s 73,019 current US$ per square kilometre 2.85 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.78 million current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2020s 86,617 current US$ per square kilometre 4.25 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.16 million current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 5.52 million current US$ per square kilometre against 100,282 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Arab Emirates?
5.42 million current US$ per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Arab Emirates?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.