Nicaragua vs South Africa: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Nicaragua
87,409 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
101,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
130th
South Africa rank
127th

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

  • Nicaragua
  • South Africa
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k196119922023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 101,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 87,409 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Nicaragua, a difference of 14,560 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.

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

Nicaragua ranks 130th and South Africa ranks 127th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 5,584 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,894 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,310 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 7,229 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15,623 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,394 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 9,889 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 23,035 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,146 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 26,000 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 52,613 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 26,613 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 57,102 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 90,027 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 32,925 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 72,763 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 89,737 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16,975 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Nicaragua or South Africa?
South Africa, at 101,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 87,409 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Nicaragua as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Nicaragua and South Africa?
14,560 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and South Africa?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and South Africa rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Nicaragua ranks 130th and South Africa ranks 127th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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.