Ethiopia vs Zimbabwe: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Ethiopia
61.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zimbabwe
17.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
192nd
Zimbabwe rank
194th

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 61.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 17.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Zimbabwe, a difference of 43.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 3.4 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 192nd and Zimbabwe ranks 194th of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s 34.43 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 80.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 46.38 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2000s 5.76 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7.83 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2.07 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Zimbabwe
2010s 20.93 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15.73 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5.2 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ethiopia
2020s 25.81 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17.82 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7.98 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Ethiopia or Zimbabwe?
Ethiopia, at 61.3 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 17.84 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
43.46 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Zimbabwe?
17 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Zimbabwe rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Ethiopia ranks 192nd and Zimbabwe ranks 194th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 8,921 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Primary income receipts (BoP, 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.