Maldives vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Maldives
11.06 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
232,497 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
12th
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank
12th

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

  • Maldives
  • South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M197519992023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 11.06 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 232,497 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 10.83 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 47.6 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 47 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 12th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 12th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives South Asia (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1970s 51,556 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,003 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 48,553 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1980s 212,133 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,238 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 205,896 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 759,127 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,315 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 745,811 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 2.51 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 50,030 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.46 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 6.64 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 156,343 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6.48 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 8.94 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 206,832 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8.74 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Maldives or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
Maldives, at 11.06 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 232,497 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Maldives and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
10.83 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Maldives and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 12th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 12th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), 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.