Brunei vs Low income: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Brunei
1.42 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Low income
9,259 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Brunei rank
48th
Low income rank
45th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Brunei
  • Low income
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 1.42 million current US$ per square kilometre against 9,259 current US$ per square kilometre in Low income, a difference of 1.41 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Brunei's figure about 153.4 times Low income's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Brunei has been ahead every year.

Brunei ranks 48th and Low income ranks 45th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Low income Difference Ahead
1960s 7,548 current US$ per square kilometre 197.71 current US$ per square kilometre 7,350 current US$ per square kilometre Brunei
1970s 43,548 current US$ per square kilometre 641.34 current US$ per square kilometre 42,907 current US$ per square kilometre Brunei
1980s 128,311 current US$ per square kilometre 1,577 current US$ per square kilometre 126,734 current US$ per square kilometre Brunei
1990s 323,510 current US$ per square kilometre 1,638 current US$ per square kilometre 321,873 current US$ per square kilometre Brunei
2000s 319,924 current US$ per square kilometre 4,061 current US$ per square kilometre 315,864 current US$ per square kilometre Brunei
2010s 668,122 current US$ per square kilometre 7,236 current US$ per square kilometre 660,885 current US$ per square kilometre Brunei
2020s 1.45 million current US$ per square kilometre 7,973 current US$ per square kilometre 1.44 million current US$ per square kilometre Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Brunei or Low income?
Brunei, at 1.42 million current US$ per square kilometre against 9,259 current US$ per square kilometre in Low income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Brunei and Low income?
1.41 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Low income?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Brunei and Low income rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Brunei ranks 48th and Low income ranks 45th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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 (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
252 places, 14,042 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (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.