Norway vs Sri Lanka: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Norway
265,666 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
260,307 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Norway rank
92nd
Sri Lanka rank
95th

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

  • Norway
  • Sri Lanka
0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k196119922023

How they compare

Norway currently reports 265,666 current US$ per square kilometre against 260,307 current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 5,359 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Norway ranks 92nd and Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 5,804 current US$ per square kilometre 5,013 current US$ per square kilometre 790.97 current US$ per square kilometre Norway
1970s 22,369 current US$ per square kilometre 9,278 current US$ per square kilometre 13,091 current US$ per square kilometre Norway
1980s 46,864 current US$ per square kilometre 30,099 current US$ per square kilometre 16,766 current US$ per square kilometre Norway
1990s 79,664 current US$ per square kilometre 66,029 current US$ per square kilometre 13,635 current US$ per square kilometre Norway
2000s 149,130 current US$ per square kilometre 126,668 current US$ per square kilometre 22,462 current US$ per square kilometre Norway
2010s 226,902 current US$ per square kilometre 284,427 current US$ per square kilometre 57,525 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 260,614 current US$ per square kilometre 278,556 current US$ per square kilometre 17,943 current US$ per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Norway or Sri Lanka?
Norway, at 265,666 current US$ per square kilometre against 260,307 current US$ per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Norway and Sri Lanka?
5,359 current US$ per square kilometre, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sri Lanka?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Norway and Sri Lanka rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Norway ranks 92nd and Sri Lanka ranks 95th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.