Brunei Darussalam vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre

Brunei Darussalam
1.72 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
23,328 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Brunei Darussalam rank
42nd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
39th

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

  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197419982023

How they compare

Brunei Darussalam currently reports 1.72 million current US$ per square kilometre against 23,328 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 1.70 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Brunei Darussalam's figure about 73.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Brunei Darussalam has been ahead every year.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 190 countries.

Brunei Darussalam has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Darussalam Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 57,684 current US$ per square kilometre 2,187 current US$ per square kilometre 55,498 current US$ per square kilometre Brunei Darussalam
1980s 140,005 current US$ per square kilometre 3,533 current US$ per square kilometre 136,472 current US$ per square kilometre Brunei Darussalam
1990s 422,094 current US$ per square kilometre 4,557 current US$ per square kilometre 417,536 current US$ per square kilometre Brunei Darussalam
2000s 505,731 current US$ per square kilometre 10,198 current US$ per square kilometre 495,533 current US$ per square kilometre Brunei Darussalam
2010s 1.06 million current US$ per square kilometre 19,119 current US$ per square kilometre 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre Brunei Darussalam
2020s 1.66 million current US$ per square kilometre 20,763 current US$ per square kilometre 1.64 million current US$ per square kilometre Brunei Darussalam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre, Brunei Darussalam or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Brunei Darussalam, at 1.72 million current US$ per square kilometre against 23,328 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre between Brunei Darussalam and Sub-Saharan Africa?
1.70 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Brunei Darussalam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Sub-Saharan Africa?
43 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Brunei Darussalam and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 42nd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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 (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 10,792 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (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.