China vs Italy: Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre

China
2.39 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy
2.30 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
116th
Italy rank
119th

Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre over time

  • China
  • Italy
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 2.39 million current LCU per square kilometre against 2.30 million current LCU per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 87,820 current LCU per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.

China ranks 116th and Italy ranks 119th of 190 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 1,638 current LCU per square kilometre 55,903 current LCU per square kilometre 54,265 current LCU per square kilometre Italy
1980s 11,928 current LCU per square kilometre 283,136 current LCU per square kilometre 271,208 current LCU per square kilometre Italy
1990s 88,498 current LCU per square kilometre 631,071 current LCU per square kilometre 542,573 current LCU per square kilometre Italy
2000s 513,717 current LCU per square kilometre 1.24 million current LCU per square kilometre 721,550 current LCU per square kilometre Italy
2010s 1.44 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.53 million current LCU per square kilometre 92,009 current LCU per square kilometre Italy
2020s 2.15 million current LCU per square kilometre 2.01 million current LCU per square kilometre 137,315 current LCU per square kilometre China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre, China or Italy?
China, at 2.39 million current LCU per square kilometre against 2.30 million current LCU per square kilometre in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre between China and Italy?
87,820 current LCU per square kilometre, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Italy?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do China and Italy rank globally for imports of goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre?
China ranks 116th and Italy ranks 119th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current LCU), 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 (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 8,505 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (current LCU) 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.