Japan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre

Japan
2.71 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
60,642 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
34th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
34th

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

  • Japan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
01.0M2.0M3.0M196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.71 million current US$ per square kilometre against 60,642 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 2.65 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 44.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 34th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 34th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1970s 166,374 current US$ per square kilometre 4,034 current US$ per square kilometre 162,340 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1980s 481,699 current US$ per square kilometre 10,465 current US$ per square kilometre 471,234 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 979,426 current US$ per square kilometre 11,373 current US$ per square kilometre 968,052 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 1.57 million current US$ per square kilometre 26,504 current US$ per square kilometre 1.54 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 2.44 million current US$ per square kilometre 51,749 current US$ per square kilometre 2.39 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 2.61 million current US$ per square kilometre 53,899 current US$ per square kilometre 2.55 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre, Japan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Japan, at 2.71 million current US$ per square kilometre against 60,642 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre between Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
2.65 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 34th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 34th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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.