Netherlands vs OECD members: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Netherlands
25.05 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
OECD members
420,277 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Netherlands rank
6th
OECD members rank
3rd

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

  • Netherlands
  • OECD members
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 25.05 million current US$ per square kilometre against 420,277 current US$ per square kilometre in OECD members, a difference of 24.63 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 59.6 times OECD members's.

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

Netherlands ranks 6th and OECD members ranks 3rd of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands OECD members Difference Ahead
1960s 264,284 current US$ per square kilometre 4,207 current US$ per square kilometre 260,077 current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
1970s 1.19 million current US$ per square kilometre 18,287 current US$ per square kilometre 1.17 million current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
1980s 2.28 million current US$ per square kilometre 47,776 current US$ per square kilometre 2.23 million current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
1990s 4.83 million current US$ per square kilometre 100,278 current US$ per square kilometre 4.73 million current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
2000s 10.45 million current US$ per square kilometre 206,853 current US$ per square kilometre 10.24 million current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
2010s 17.05 million current US$ per square kilometre 314,928 current US$ per square kilometre 16.74 million current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands
2020s 22.96 million current US$ per square kilometre 390,497 current US$ per square kilometre 22.57 million current US$ per square kilometre Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Netherlands or OECD members?
Netherlands, at 25.05 million current US$ per square kilometre against 420,277 current US$ per square kilometre in OECD members as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Netherlands and OECD members?
24.63 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and OECD members?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and OECD members rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Netherlands ranks 6th and OECD members ranks 3rd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.