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

Mauritania
5,114 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Niger
3,006 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Mauritania rank
194th
Niger rank
196th

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

  • Mauritania
  • Niger
02.0k4.0k6.0k197419982023

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 5,114 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,006 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Niger, a difference of 2,108 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.7 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 194th and Niger ranks 196th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 4 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Niger Difference Ahead
1970s 330.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 355.41 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 24.6 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Niger
1980s 525.45 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 494.53 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 30.92 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mauritania
1990s 528.59 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 425.02 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 103.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mauritania
2010s 3,230 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,383 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 847.5 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mauritania
2020s 4,615 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,073 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,542 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Mauritania or Niger?
Mauritania, at 5,114 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 3,006 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Niger as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Mauritania and Niger?
2,108 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
36 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Mauritania ranks 194th and Niger ranks 196th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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.