Japan vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Japan
2.09 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
66,274 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
33rd
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
32nd

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

  • Japan
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.09 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 66,274 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 2.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 31.6 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 33rd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 198 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 778,576 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,246 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 765,330 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 1.21 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 24,224 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 1.95 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 47,937 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.90 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 2.04 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 59,207 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.98 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Japan or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Japan, at 2.09 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 66,274 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
2.03 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
28 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 33rd and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 32nd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), 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.