Ireland vs Lower middle income: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Ireland
2.35 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lower middle income
71,506 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
30th
Lower middle income rank
29th

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

  • Ireland
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 2.35 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 71,506 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Lower middle income, a difference of 2.28 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Ireland's figure about 32.8 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 30th and Lower middle income ranks 29th of 198 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Lower middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 1.09 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 28,734 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.06 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2010s 1.35 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 51,388 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.30 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ireland
2020s 2.05 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 64,939 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.99 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Ireland or Lower middle income?
Ireland, at 2.35 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 71,506 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Ireland and Lower middle income?
2.28 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Lower middle income?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Ireland and Lower middle income rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Ireland ranks 30th and Lower middle income ranks 29th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), 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.