Lebanon vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Lebanon
1.77 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
19,836 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lebanon rank
42nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
40th

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

  • Lebanon
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 1.77 million current US$ per square kilometre against 19,836 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1.75 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 89.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Lebanon ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 48,800 current US$ per square kilometre 366.37 current US$ per square kilometre 48,433 current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
1970s 144,438 current US$ per square kilometre 1,266 current US$ per square kilometre 143,172 current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
1980s 274,946 current US$ per square kilometre 2,714 current US$ per square kilometre 272,233 current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
1990s 555,093 current US$ per square kilometre 3,411 current US$ per square kilometre 551,682 current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
2000s 996,608 current US$ per square kilometre 8,084 current US$ per square kilometre 988,524 current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
2010s 1.99 million current US$ per square kilometre 16,289 current US$ per square kilometre 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon
2020s 1.54 million current US$ per square kilometre 17,610 current US$ per square kilometre 1.52 million current US$ per square kilometre Lebanon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Lebanon or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Lebanon, at 1.77 million current US$ per square kilometre against 19,836 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
1.75 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Lebanon and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Lebanon ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 40th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.