Israel vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Israel
4.25 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
6.63 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Israel rank
19th
United Arab Emirates rank
16th

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

  • Israel
  • United Arab Emirates
02.0M4.0M6.0M196119922023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 6.63 million current US$ per square kilometre against 4.25 million current US$ per square kilometre in Israel, a difference of 2.38 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.6 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 19th and United Arab Emirates ranks 16th of 205 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 41,759 current US$ per square kilometre 3,151 current US$ per square kilometre 38,608 current US$ per square kilometre Israel
1970s 231,220 current US$ per square kilometre 38,015 current US$ per square kilometre 193,205 current US$ per square kilometre Israel
1980s 524,311 current US$ per square kilometre 115,166 current US$ per square kilometre 409,145 current US$ per square kilometre Israel
1990s 1.19 million current US$ per square kilometre 336,357 current US$ per square kilometre 856,133 current US$ per square kilometre Israel
2000s 2.07 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.33 million current US$ per square kilometre 738,846 current US$ per square kilometre Israel
2010s 3.22 million current US$ per square kilometre 3.58 million current US$ per square kilometre 359,198 current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2020s 4.17 million current US$ per square kilometre 5.23 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.06 million current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Israel or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 6.63 million current US$ per square kilometre against 4.25 million current US$ per square kilometre in Israel as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Israel and United Arab Emirates?
2.38 million current US$ per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and United Arab Emirates?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Israel and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Israel ranks 19th and United Arab Emirates ranks 16th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.