China vs India: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
China
55,461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
India
60,002 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
98th
India rank
96th
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time
- China
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 60,002 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 55,461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in China, a difference of 4,541 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1982 it was India ahead.
China ranks 98th and India ranks 96th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and India in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 288.57 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,450 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,161 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | India |
| 1990s | 1,935 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 3,335 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 1,400 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 9,413 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 13,625 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4,212 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | India |
| 2010s | 40,952 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 31,585 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,367 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 46,174 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 51,229 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,054 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, China or India?
- India, at 60,002 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 55,461 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between China and India?
- 4,541 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
- How do China and India rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- China ranks 98th and India ranks 96th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Service imports (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.