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

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
23,234 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Palestine
1.83 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
41st
Palestine rank
40th

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

  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
  • Palestine
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197619992023

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 1.83 million current US$ per square kilometre against 23,234 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 1.81 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Palestine's figure about 78.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Palestine has been ahead every year.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st and Palestine ranks 40th of 45 groups.

Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Palestine Difference Ahead
1990s 4,941 current US$ per square kilometre 442,384 current US$ per square kilometre 437,442 current US$ per square kilometre Palestine
2000s 10,159 current US$ per square kilometre 574,899 current US$ per square kilometre 564,740 current US$ per square kilometre Palestine
2010s 19,056 current US$ per square kilometre 1.22 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.20 million current US$ per square kilometre Palestine
2020s 20,689 current US$ per square kilometre 1.72 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.70 million current US$ per square kilometre Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) or Palestine?
Palestine, at 1.83 million current US$ per square kilometre against 23,234 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre between Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Palestine?
1.81 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Palestine?
30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) and Palestine rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 41st and Palestine ranks 40th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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.