Kuwait vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre

Kuwait
3.56 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
61,704 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kuwait rank
30th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
33rd

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

  • Kuwait
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 3.56 million current US$ per square kilometre against 61,704 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 3.50 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Kuwait's figure about 57.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 59 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 30th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 190 countries.

Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 36,548 current US$ per square kilometre 749.34 current US$ per square kilometre 35,798 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1970s 180,656 current US$ per square kilometre 4,117 current US$ per square kilometre 176,539 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1980s 537,376 current US$ per square kilometre 10,681 current US$ per square kilometre 526,695 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
1990s 658,424 current US$ per square kilometre 11,622 current US$ per square kilometre 646,802 current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2000s 1.25 million current US$ per square kilometre 26,822 current US$ per square kilometre 1.22 million current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2010s 2.80 million current US$ per square kilometre 52,438 current US$ per square kilometre 2.74 million current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait
2020s 2.90 million current US$ per square kilometre 54,903 current US$ per square kilometre 2.85 million current US$ per square kilometre Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre, Kuwait or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Kuwait, at 3.56 million current US$ per square kilometre against 61,704 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre between Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
3.50 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre?
Kuwait ranks 30th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 33rd of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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.