Ghana vs Senegal: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Ghana
61,569 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Senegal
61,700 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ghana rank
138th
Senegal rank
137th

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

  • Ghana
  • Senegal
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k196119922023

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 61,700 current US$ per square kilometre against 61,569 current US$ per square kilometre in Ghana, a difference of 131 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

Ghana ranks 138th and Senegal ranks 137th of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 6 and Senegal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Senegal Difference Ahead
1960s 1,563 current US$ per square kilometre 889.33 current US$ per square kilometre 673.28 current US$ per square kilometre Ghana
1970s 3,056 current US$ per square kilometre 2,712 current US$ per square kilometre 344.38 current US$ per square kilometre Ghana
1980s 4,413 current US$ per square kilometre 5,318 current US$ per square kilometre 904.32 current US$ per square kilometre Senegal
1990s 9,447 current US$ per square kilometre 6,616 current US$ per square kilometre 2,831 current US$ per square kilometre Ghana
2000s 23,999 current US$ per square kilometre 17,513 current US$ per square kilometre 6,486 current US$ per square kilometre Ghana
2010s 62,539 current US$ per square kilometre 33,371 current US$ per square kilometre 29,168 current US$ per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 60,088 current US$ per square kilometre 53,829 current US$ per square kilometre 6,259 current US$ per square kilometre Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Ghana or Senegal?
Senegal, at 61,700 current US$ per square kilometre against 61,569 current US$ per square kilometre in Ghana as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Ghana and Senegal?
131 current US$ per square kilometre, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Senegal?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Ghana and Senegal rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 138th and Senegal ranks 137th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.