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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
48,120 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar
2.74 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
33rd
Qatar rank
32nd

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Qatar
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 2.74 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 2.69 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Qatar's figure about 56.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

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

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 33rd and Qatar ranks 32nd of 45 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Qatar Difference Ahead
1960s 590.38 current US$ per square kilometre 4,718 current US$ per square kilometre 4,128 current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
1970s 3,048 current US$ per square kilometre 50,336 current US$ per square kilometre 47,288 current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
1980s 7,836 current US$ per square kilometre 116,262 current US$ per square kilometre 108,426 current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
1990s 8,810 current US$ per square kilometre 213,135 current US$ per square kilometre 204,325 current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
2000s 20,160 current US$ per square kilometre 1.07 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.05 million current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
2010s 40,907 current US$ per square kilometre 2.51 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.47 million current US$ per square kilometre Qatar
2020s 43,834 current US$ per square kilometre 2.58 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.54 million current US$ per square kilometre Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Qatar?
Qatar, at 2.74 million current US$ 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$), per square kilometre between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Qatar?
2.69 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Qatar?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Qatar rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 33rd and Qatar ranks 32nd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.