Botswana vs Suriname: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Botswana
10,953 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Suriname
9,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
181st
Suriname rank
183rd

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

  • Botswana
  • Suriname
05.0k10.0k15.0k197519992023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 10,953 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 9,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Suriname, a difference of 1,135 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Suriname ahead.

Botswana ranks 181st and Suriname ranks 183rd of 198 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Suriname in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s 6,868 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,394 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 525.7 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Suriname
2010s 11,830 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,296 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,534 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana
2020s 12,503 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,220 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,284 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Botswana or Suriname?
Botswana, at 10,953 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 9,818 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Suriname as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Botswana and Suriname?
1,135 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Suriname?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Suriname rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 181st and Suriname ranks 183rd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,350 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Goods imports (BoP, 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.