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

South Africa
101,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Uruguay
111,132 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa rank
127th
Uruguay rank
124th

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

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

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 111,132 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 101,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 9,163 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 127th and Uruguay ranks 124th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 5 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Uruguay Difference Ahead
1970s 10,744 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,067 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3,677 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 15,623 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8,425 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,198 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 23,035 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 18,776 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,260 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 52,613 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 30,161 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 22,453 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 90,027 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 80,978 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,049 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 89,737 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 94,489 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,751 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, South Africa or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 111,132 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 101,969 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between South Africa and Uruguay?
9,163 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Uruguay?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Uruguay rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
South Africa ranks 127th and Uruguay ranks 124th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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.