Kiribati vs South Africa: Service exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Kiribati
11,150 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Africa
11,917 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kiribati rank
133rd
South Africa rank
131st

Service exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Kiribati
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 11,917 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 11,150 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Kiribati, a difference of 767 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 133rd and South Africa ranks 131st of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 3,008 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,673 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,336 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kiribati
1980s 5,970 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,916 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 4,054 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kiribati
1990s 16,385 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,804 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,581 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kiribati
2000s 13,032 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 11,180 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,852 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kiribati
2010s 18,949 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,678 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,270 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kiribati
2020s 10,410 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 9,319 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,091 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Kiribati or South Africa?
South Africa, at 11,917 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 11,150 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in service exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Kiribati and South Africa?
767 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and South Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Kiribati and South Africa rank globally for service exports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Kiribati ranks 133rd and South Africa ranks 131st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Service exports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Service exports (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
243 places, 9,322 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Service exports (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.