Maldives vs Small states: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Maldives
16.72 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Small states
265,173 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Maldives rank
12th
Small states rank
14th

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

  • Maldives
  • Small states
05.0M10.0M15.0M197720002023

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 16.72 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 265,173 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Small states, a difference of 16.46 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Maldives's figure about 63.1 times Small states's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 12th and Small states ranks 14th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 155,667 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16,576 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 139,091 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1980s 329,396 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 22,662 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 306,733 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
1990s 997,607 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42,378 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 955,229 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2000s 3.24 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 95,017 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3.15 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2010s 9.65 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 168,635 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9.48 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives
2020s 13.24 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 227,334 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13.01 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Maldives or Small states?
Maldives, at 16.72 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 265,173 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Maldives and Small states?
16.46 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Small states?
45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Maldives and Small states rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Maldives ranks 12th and Small states ranks 14th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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.