Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Low income
Low income: Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre was 2,761 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Low income, 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Low income stood at 2,761 current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Low income peaked at 2,761 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 944.56 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2005.
Low income ranks 44th of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Low income, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 944.56 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 1,141 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 2007 | 1,392 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2008 | 1,673 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2009 | 1,524 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.9% |
| 2010 | 1,876 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2011 | 2,312 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2012 | 2,036 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 2,048 current US$ per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 2,248 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 1,957 current US$ per square kilometre | -12.9% |
| 2016 | 1,874 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 1,874 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,292 current US$ per square kilometre | +22.3% |
| 2019 | 2,173 current US$ per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 2,044 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 2,353 current US$ per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2022 | 2,693 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 2,761 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,335 current US$ per square kilometre | 944.56 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,673 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 2,069 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,874 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,312 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,463 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,044 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,761 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 41 Trinidad and Tobago 498,817 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 42 Czechia 460,542 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 43 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 448,515 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 44 Slovenia 439,726 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 45 Marshall Islands 333,672 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 46 Jamaica 314,188 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 47 Brunei Darussalam 305,877 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More private sector data for Low income
- Merchandise trade 40.8% (2025)
- Food imports 17.6% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 59.0% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 152.49 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports 106.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 139.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.166 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 15.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 198.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2373 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Low income?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Low income was 2,761 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 2,761 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 944.56 current US$ per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Low income rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Low income ranks 44th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low income data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Commercial service imports (current US$) 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.
Commercial service imports (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Commercial service imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Commercial service imports (current US$) 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.