Sierra Leone vs Zimbabwe: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Sierra Leone
30,779 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
26,607 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
160th
Zimbabwe rank
163rd

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

  • Sierra Leone
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 30,779 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 26,607 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, a difference of 4,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 160th and Zimbabwe ranks 163rd of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sierra Leone Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 4,312 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,529 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,783 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone
1980s 3,301 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,141 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 839.89 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Zimbabwe
1990s 3,225 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,827 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,601 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2000s 10,385 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,404 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 981.14 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2010s 27,122 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 18,889 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,233 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone
2020s 26,180 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 21,890 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,290 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Sierra Leone or Zimbabwe?
Sierra Leone, at 30,779 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 26,607 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
4,172 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe?
33 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Sierra Leone ranks 160th and Zimbabwe ranks 163rd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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.