Egypt vs South Africa: Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre

Egypt
2.18 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
1.88 million current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Egypt rank
120th
South Africa rank
123rd

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

  • Egypt
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 2.18 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.88 million current LCU per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 296,330 current LCU per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Egypt ranks 120th and South Africa ranks 123rd of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 434.95 current LCU per square kilometre 1,609 current LCU per square kilometre 1,174 current LCU per square kilometre South Africa
1970s 1,904 current LCU per square kilometre 5,775 current LCU per square kilometre 3,870 current LCU per square kilometre South Africa
1980s 12,057 current LCU per square kilometre 25,177 current LCU per square kilometre 13,121 current LCU per square kilometre South Africa
1990s 54,066 current LCU per square kilometre 94,026 current LCU per square kilometre 39,960 current LCU per square kilometre South Africa
2000s 180,250 current LCU per square kilometre 395,621 current LCU per square kilometre 215,371 current LCU per square kilometre South Africa
2010s 677,342 current LCU per square kilometre 987,911 current LCU per square kilometre 310,569 current LCU per square kilometre South Africa
2020s 1.60 million current LCU per square kilometre 1.49 million current LCU per square kilometre 115,198 current LCU per square kilometre Egypt

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, Egypt or South Africa?
Egypt, at 2.18 million current LCU per square kilometre against 1.88 million current LCU per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre between Egypt and South Africa?
296,330 current LCU per square kilometre, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for imports of goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Egypt ranks 120th and South Africa ranks 123rd 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.