Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Tuvalu: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
13,988 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Tuvalu
1.43 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
44th
Tuvalu rank
47th

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

  • Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
  • Tuvalu
0500.0k1.0M1.5M196119922023

How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 1.43 million current US$ per square kilometre against 13,988 current US$ per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 1.42 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Tuvalu's figure about 102.5 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.

Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 44th and Tuvalu ranks 47th of 45 groups.

Tuvalu has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) Tuvalu Difference Ahead
1980s 1,383 current US$ per square kilometre 126,667 current US$ per square kilometre 125,283 current US$ per square kilometre Tuvalu
1990s 1,691 current US$ per square kilometre 223,333 current US$ per square kilometre 221,642 current US$ per square kilometre Tuvalu
2000s 4,229 current US$ per square kilometre 403,333 current US$ per square kilometre 399,105 current US$ per square kilometre Tuvalu
2010s 9,651 current US$ per square kilometre 860,000 current US$ per square kilometre 850,349 current US$ per square kilometre Tuvalu
2020s 11,911 current US$ per square kilometre 1.21 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.20 million current US$ per square kilometre Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 1.43 million current US$ per square kilometre against 13,988 current US$ per square kilometre in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Tuvalu?
1.42 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Tuvalu?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Tuvalu rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 44th and Tuvalu ranks 47th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.