Mozambique vs Zambia: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Mozambique
12,831 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
13,619 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mozambique rank
181st
Zambia rank
180th

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

  • Mozambique
  • Zambia
05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k196119922023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 13,619 current US$ per square kilometre against 12,831 current US$ per square kilometre in Mozambique, a difference of 788 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Mozambique's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Zambia ahead.

Mozambique ranks 181st and Zambia ranks 180th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 255.28 current US$ per square kilometre 478.41 current US$ per square kilometre 223.13 current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
1970s 462.44 current US$ per square kilometre 839.04 current US$ per square kilometre 376.61 current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
1980s 798.46 current US$ per square kilometre 1,059 current US$ per square kilometre 260.13 current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
1990s 1,076 current US$ per square kilometre 1,101 current US$ per square kilometre 25.35 current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
2000s 2,613 current US$ per square kilometre 3,427 current US$ per square kilometre 814.08 current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
2010s 8,763 current US$ per square kilometre 10,952 current US$ per square kilometre 2,189 current US$ per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 12,722 current US$ per square kilometre 10,620 current US$ per square kilometre 2,102 current US$ per square kilometre Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Mozambique or Zambia?
Zambia, at 13,619 current US$ per square kilometre against 12,831 current US$ per square kilometre in Mozambique as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Mozambique and Zambia?
788 current US$ per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Zambia?
56 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Mozambique and Zambia rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Mozambique ranks 181st and Zambia ranks 180th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.