Japan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Exports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre

Japan
2.53 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
22,054 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
36th

Exports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
01.0M2.0M3.0M196719952023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.53 million current US$ per square kilometre against 22,054 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 2.51 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 114.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th of 190 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 174,948 current US$ per square kilometre 1,551 current US$ per square kilometre 173,397 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1980s 576,839 current US$ per square kilometre 3,445 current US$ per square kilometre 573,393 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 1.15 million current US$ per square kilometre 4,736 current US$ per square kilometre 1.14 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 1.72 million current US$ per square kilometre 10,569 current US$ per square kilometre 1.71 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 2.37 million current US$ per square kilometre 18,164 current US$ per square kilometre 2.35 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 2.43 million current US$ per square kilometre 20,329 current US$ per square kilometre 2.41 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre, Japan or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Japan, at 2.53 million current US$ per square kilometre against 22,054 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in exports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre between Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
2.51 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for exports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 36th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Exports of goods and services (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
234 places, 10,747 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Exports of goods and services (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.