Botswana vs Congo: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Botswana
12,781 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo
13,138 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Botswana rank
184th
Congo rank
183rd

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

  • Botswana
  • Congo
010.0k20.0k30.0k197519992023

How they compare

Congo currently reports 13,138 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 12,781 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 357 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Congo ahead.

Botswana ranks 184th and Congo ranks 183rd of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Congo in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Congo Difference Ahead
1970s 877.03 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,646 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 768.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Congo
1980s 1,608 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,419 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,811 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Congo
1990s 3,612 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,031 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 419.21 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Congo
2000s 6,266 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 10,160 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,895 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Congo
2010s 14,264 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 22,086 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,821 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Congo
2020s 14,825 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,369 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,456 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Botswana or Congo?
Congo, at 13,138 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 12,781 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2021.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Botswana and Congo?
357 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Congo?
42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2021.
How do Botswana and Congo rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Botswana ranks 184th and Congo ranks 183rd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (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, 9,368 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (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.