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

Italy
2.49 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
23,328 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
39th

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

  • Italy
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 2.49 million current US$ per square kilometre against 23,328 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 2.47 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 106.7 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

Italy ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 208,952 current US$ per square kilometre 2,187 current US$ per square kilometre 206,765 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1980s 396,855 current US$ per square kilometre 3,303 current US$ per square kilometre 393,551 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1990s 792,297 current US$ per square kilometre 4,557 current US$ per square kilometre 787,739 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2000s 1.50 million current US$ per square kilometre 10,198 current US$ per square kilometre 1.49 million current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2010s 1.88 million current US$ per square kilometre 19,119 current US$ per square kilometre 1.86 million current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2020s 2.22 million current US$ per square kilometre 20,763 current US$ per square kilometre 2.20 million current US$ per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre, Italy or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Italy, at 2.49 million current US$ 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$), per square kilometre between Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
2.47 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 39th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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.