Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre was 43,232 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 43,232 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre for goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 45,383 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17,448 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2005.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 17,448 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 19,489 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 23,880 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 2008 | 32,266 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +35.1% |
| 2009 | 28,664 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 31,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 34,066 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 39,288 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 41,330 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 42,212 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 35,122 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2016 | 33,158 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 36,002 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 38,345 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 38,221 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 32,122 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2021 | 40,186 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 2022 | 45,383 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2023 | 43,232 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24,349 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 17,448 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 32,266 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 36,931 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 31,569 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 42,212 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,231 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 32,122 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 45,383 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 31 Slovakia 2.24 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 32 Slovenia 2.20 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 33 Japan 2.09 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 34 Italy 1.98 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 35 Kuwait 1.85 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 36 Antigua and Barbuda 1.71 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 37 Lebanon 1.63 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 390.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1599 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 452.38 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,931 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.7447 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.138 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6825 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 43,232 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 45,383 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,448 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is goods imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) 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.
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Goods imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) 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.