Italy vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Italy
508,336 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
5,687 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
39th

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

  • Italy
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 508,336 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,687 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 502,649 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 89.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 46 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 35,746 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 650.74 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 35,095 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1980s 62,817 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 788.87 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 62,028 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1990s 171,124 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,133 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 169,991 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2000s 312,712 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,684 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 310,028 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2010s 387,505 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,131 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 382,374 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Italy
2020s 422,798 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 5,067 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 417,731 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Italy or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Italy, at 508,336 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 5,687 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
502,649 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Italy and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 39th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Service imports (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
245 places, 9,360 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.