Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre was 11,820 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 11,820 current US$ per square kilometre for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 11,820 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,255 current US$ per square kilometre, in 2005.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 33rd 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$), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5,255 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 5,715 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 6,638 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 8,622 current US$ per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 2009 | 8,046 current US$ per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 8,561 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 8,764 current US$ per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 9,409 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 10,046 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 10,789 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 10,035 current US$ per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 9,576 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 10,436 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 11,093 current US$ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 11,556 current US$ per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 7,678 current US$ per square kilometre | -33.6% |
| 2021 | 9,503 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 2022 | 11,397 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 2023 | 11,820 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -33.6% | 11,556 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,678 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,855 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,255 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,622 current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 10,026 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,561 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,556 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,100 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,678 current US$ per square kilometre | 11,820 current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 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
- 36 Saint Lucia 888,282 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More private sector data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Merchandise trade 49.0% (2025)
- Food imports 18.5% (2019)
- Manufactures imports 57.9% (2019)
- Merchandise imports 572.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 10.2% (2017)
- Manufactures exports 36.9% (2017)
- Merchandise exports 464.75 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 620.91 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2197 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 11,820 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 11,820 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,255 current US$ per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 33rd out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.