Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre was 11,992 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 11,992 current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 11,992 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,288 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2005.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 32nd out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5,288 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 5,745 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 6,686 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 8,670 current US$ per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 2009 | 8,099 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 8,618 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 8,831 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 9,492 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 10,122 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 10,856 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 10,152 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 9,688 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 10,567 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 11,241 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 11,734 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 7,830 current US$ per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2021 | 9,675 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2022 | 11,598 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2023 | 11,992 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -33.3% | 11,734 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,830 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,897 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,288 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,670 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 10,130 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,618 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,734 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,274 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,830 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,992 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 29 Germany 1.50 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 30 Antigua and Barbuda 1.16 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 31 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.15 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 32 Grenada 1.14 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 33 Mauritius 1.07 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 34 Austria 1.02 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 35 Tuvalu 894,477 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 18.8% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 57.7% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 582.51 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.4% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 468.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 621.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 11,992 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 11,992 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,288 current US$ per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 32nd out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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.