Ireland vs Upper middle income: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre
Ireland
8.49 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
162,854 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ireland rank
15th
Upper middle income rank
18th
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Ireland
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 8.49 million current US$ per square kilometre against 162,854 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 8.33 million current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Ireland's figure about 52.2 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 190 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69,109 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,065 current US$ per square kilometre | 66,044 current US$ per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 1980s | 200,904 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,138 current US$ per square kilometre | 192,766 current US$ per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 1990s | 616,382 current US$ per square kilometre | 16,426 current US$ per square kilometre | 599,956 current US$ per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2000s | 2.04 million current US$ per square kilometre | 45,718 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.99 million current US$ per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2010s | 4.29 million current US$ per square kilometre | 112,508 current US$ per square kilometre | 4.18 million current US$ per square kilometre | Ireland |
| 2020s | 7.78 million current US$ per square kilometre | 147,698 current US$ per square kilometre | 7.63 million current US$ per square kilometre | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre, Ireland or Upper middle income?
- Ireland, at 8.49 million current US$ per square kilometre against 162,854 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre between Ireland and Upper middle income?
- 8.33 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Upper middle income?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Upper middle income rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Ireland ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.