Italy vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Italy
2.16 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
48,120 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
36th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
33rd

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

  • Italy
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 2.16 million current US$ per square kilometre against 48,120 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 2.12 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 45.0 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Italy ranks 36th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 33rd of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 28,215 current US$ per square kilometre 590.38 current US$ per square kilometre 27,625 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1970s 130,585 current US$ per square kilometre 3,048 current US$ per square kilometre 127,537 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1980s 357,552 current US$ per square kilometre 7,836 current US$ per square kilometre 349,715 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1990s 657,525 current US$ per square kilometre 8,810 current US$ per square kilometre 648,714 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2000s 1.25 million current US$ per square kilometre 20,160 current US$ per square kilometre 1.23 million current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2010s 1.60 million current US$ per square kilometre 40,907 current US$ per square kilometre 1.56 million current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2020s 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre 43,834 current US$ per square kilometre 1.92 million current US$ per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Italy or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Italy, at 2.16 million current US$ per square kilometre against 48,120 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Italy and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
2.12 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 36th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 33rd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.