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

France
2.05 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
23,328 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
39th

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

  • France
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

France currently reports 2.05 million current US$ per square kilometre against 23,328 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 2.03 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes France's figure about 87.9 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 48 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 180,769 current US$ per square kilometre 2,187 current US$ per square kilometre 178,582 current US$ per square kilometre France
1980s 308,282 current US$ per square kilometre 3,303 current US$ per square kilometre 304,979 current US$ per square kilometre France
1990s 589,950 current US$ per square kilometre 4,557 current US$ per square kilometre 585,392 current US$ per square kilometre France
2000s 1.08 million current US$ per square kilometre 10,198 current US$ per square kilometre 1.07 million current US$ per square kilometre France
2010s 1.59 million current US$ per square kilometre 19,119 current US$ per square kilometre 1.57 million current US$ per square kilometre France
2020s 1.84 million current US$ per square kilometre 20,763 current US$ per square kilometre 1.82 million current US$ per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre, France or Sub-Saharan Africa?
France, at 2.05 million current US$ 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$), per square kilometre between France and Sub-Saharan Africa?
2.03 million current US$ per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sub-Saharan Africa?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do France and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre?
France ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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.