Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre by country
Imports of goods and services (current US$) 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.
What the numbers show
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre is currently reported for 190 countries. The highest value is 1.02 billion current US$ per square kilometre in Singapore; the lowest is 291.68 current US$ per square kilometre in Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 234,748 current US$ per square kilometre, and the mean is 15.47 million current US$ per square kilometre.
Over the past decade 162 countries rose and 26 fell. The largest increase was in Lao People's Democratic Republic (up 340.3%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 92.7%).
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 1.02 billion current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Macau, China | 739.11 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Hong Kong, China | 639.47 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Malta | 71.68 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 136.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 63.87 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 74.9% | rising |
| 6 | San Marino | 52.37 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 7 | Bahrain | 40.47 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Bermuda | 39.64 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 26.15 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Belgium | 17.75 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 11 | Maldives | 16.73 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 12 | Aruba | 15.37 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 13 | United States Virgin Islands | 14.45 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2022 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Switzerland | 13.96 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Ireland | 8.49 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 167.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Guam | 8.19 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2022 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 17 | Republic of Korea | 7.74 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Naoero | 7.61 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 105.9% | rising |
| 19 | United Arab Emirates | 6.78 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 90.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Israel | 6.56 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Qatar | 6.49 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2022 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Puerto Rico | 6.41 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Curaçao | 6.31 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2018 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 24 | Denmark | 6.10 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 45.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Mauritius | 5.52 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Germany | 5.09 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 27 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4.68 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Seychelles | 4.64 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Cyprus | 3.58 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 131.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Kuwait | 3.56 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Austria | 3.55 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.3% | volatile |
| 32 | American Samoa | 3.38 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2022 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 33 | Czechia | 2.84 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Japan | 2.71 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.67 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2022 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 36 | Slovenia | 2.64 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Slovakia | 2.50 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Italy | 2.49 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.2% | volatile |
| 39 | France | 2.05 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Palestine, State of | 1.83 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 61.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Hungary | 1.80 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 52.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.72 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Northern Mariana Islands | 1.69 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2022 | up 62.6% | flat |
| 44 | Faroe Islands | 1.62 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Portugal | 1.47 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Lebanon | 1.45 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Poland | 1.38 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Marshall Islands | 1.17 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 49 | Spain | 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 39.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Viet Nam | 1.08 million current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 147.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Lithuania | 924,965 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Greece | 916,602 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 53.1% | volatile |
| 53 | French Polynesia | 841,743 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 54 | Croatia | 837,094 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 88.9% | rising |
| 55 | El Salvador | 826,506 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 53.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Malaysia | 778,043 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Estonia | 745,535 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Sweden | 745,277 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 712,779 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Romania | 667,020 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Thailand | 640,373 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Bangladesh | 599,883 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 94.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Philippines | 597,797 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 111.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Bahamas | 590,989 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Serbia | 574,771 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 116.1% | rising |
| 66 | Costa Rica | 571,459 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Bulgaria | 545,052 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Armenia | 535,281 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 178.5% | volatile |
| 69 | Tonga | 532,682 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 70 | North Macedonia | 505,436 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 91.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Türkiye | 500,751 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Palau | 483,976 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 73 | Panama | 482,668 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Latvia | 478,827 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 462,857 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 76 | Norway | 427,326 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.0% | volatile |
| 77 | United States of America | 421,962 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Finland | 415,127 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Montenegro | 384,028 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 88.3% | rising |
| 80 | Albania | 376,664 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Kiribati | 362,309 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Mexico | 346,994 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 59.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Cape Verde | 346,481 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 84 | China | 337,391 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Sri Lanka | 309,193 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Guatemala | 308,653 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 79.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Azerbaijan | 302,679 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 300,182 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 56.0% | rising |
| 89 | Republic of Moldova | 298,825 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 90 | India | 282,223 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 59.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Comoros | 268,847 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Rwanda | 259,231 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 180.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Georgia | 256,375 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 92.4% | volatile |
| 94 | New Zealand | 255,439 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Sao Tome and Principe | 235,408 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 96 | Belarus | 234,087 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Djibouti | 227,315 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 98 | Fiji | 206,163 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Samoa | 205,343 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 100 | Honduras | 188,600 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 101 | New Caledonia | 185,408 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Iraq | 184,755 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Tunisia | 183,344 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Jordan | 177,928 current US$ per square kilometre | 2007 | up 203.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Morocco | 165,899 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Cambodia | 161,443 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 110.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Haiti | 156,581 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Ukraine | 153,914 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 109 | Oman | 153,901 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Indonesia | 142,379 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Saudi Arabia | 141,952 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Ecuador | 138,677 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Eswatini | 137,624 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 114 | Iceland | 136,027 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Chile | 135,172 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Ghana | 115,465 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 117 | Uruguay | 110,183 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Equatorial Guinea | 102,320 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 119 | South Africa | 101,959 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Nepal | 98,977 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 96.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Uzbekistan | 97,087 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 143.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Timor-Leste | 92,843 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 123 | Nicaragua | 87,525 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Egypt | 84,894 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Canada | 83,060 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Pakistan | 78,501 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Cuba | 77,717 current US$ per square kilometre | 2020 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 128 | Gambia | 77,468 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 115.2% | volatile |
| 129 | Senegal | 77,307 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 105.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Kyrgyzstan | 75,576 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 115.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Colombia | 73,829 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 71,826 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Belize | 68,875 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 46.6% | volatile |
| 134 | Lesotho | 68,779 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Côte d'Ivoire | 67,016 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Togo | 63,190 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Uganda | 52,874 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Australia | 50,381 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Peru | 49,704 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Vanuatu | 48,437 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Guinea | 47,144 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 156.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Kenya | 44,824 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 39.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Malawi | 44,214 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 144 | Paraguay | 43,924 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 30.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Benin | 43,024 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Tajikistan | 42,737 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Bhutan | 42,143 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Brazil | 41,150 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Syrian Arab Republic | 37,048 current US$ per square kilometre | 2022 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Solomon Islands | 34,909 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.6% | volatile |
| 151 | Argentina | 32,879 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 152 | Sierra Leone | 30,509 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 28,876 current US$ per square kilometre | 2016 | up 340.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Kazakhstan | 26,850 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Burkina Faso | 25,135 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Russian Federation | 23,203 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Cameroon | 21,724 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Zimbabwe | 21,489 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Guinea-Bissau | 21,191 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 100.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Gabon | 20,881 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Algeria | 20,766 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Yemen | 19,366 current US$ per square kilometre | 2018 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 163 | Libya | 18,884 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 18,751 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Angola | 17,809 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Congo | 17,638 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Ethiopia | 16,859 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 168 | Mozambique | 16,081 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Somalia | 14,180 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 171.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Zambia | 13,873 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 13,767 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 132.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Afghanistan | 13,350 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 13,144 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Botswana | 12,748 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 11,639 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Suriname | 10,455 current US$ per square kilometre | 2010 | — | rising |
| 177 | Turkmenistan | 10,383 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Namibia | 10,120 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.9% | volatile |
| 179 | Madagascar | 9,934 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 40.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Mongolia | 8,687 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Mali | 6,669 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Mauritania | 5,574 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 183 | Papua New Guinea | 5,109 current US$ per square kilometre | 2004 | up 5.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Eritrea | 4,986 current US$ per square kilometre | 2011 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 185 | Guyana | 4,598 current US$ per square kilometre | 2005 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Greenland | 4,141 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 187 | Niger | 3,006 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Chad | 2,589 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 189 | Central African Republic | 1,191 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | up 87.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Sudan | 291.68 current US$ per square kilometre | 2023 | down 92.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro area 2.63 million current US$ per square kilometre
- European Union 2.25 million current US$ per square kilometre
- Central Europe and the Baltics 1.23 million current US$ per square kilometre
- Post-demographic dividend 571,948 current US$ per square kilometre
- Other small states 545,217 current US$ per square kilometre
- OECD members 529,838 current US$ per square kilometre
- Europe & Central Asia 438,667 current US$ per square kilometre
- High income 410,834 current US$ per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific 353,996 current US$ per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 291,863 current US$ per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 290,214 current US$ per square kilometre
- South Asia 285,938 current US$ per square kilometre
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 285,938 current US$ per square kilometre
- Small states 278,166 current US$ per square kilometre
- North America 256,018 current US$ per square kilometre
- World 234,099 current US$ per square kilometre
- Late-demographic dividend 171,428 current US$ per square kilometre
- Upper middle income 162,854 current US$ per square kilometre
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 142,489 current US$ per square kilometre
- Middle income 141,055 current US$ per square kilometre
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 140,452 current US$ per square kilometre
- IBRD only 134,843 current US$ per square kilometre
- Early-demographic dividend 122,285 current US$ per square kilometre
- Pacific island small states 117,833 current US$ per square kilometre
- Low & middle income 116,779 current US$ per square kilometre
- Arab World 111,753 current US$ per square kilometre
- IDA & IBRD total 107,741 current US$ per square kilometre
- Lower middle income 89,793 current US$ per square kilometre
- Latin America & Caribbean 88,051 current US$ per square kilometre
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 83,951 current US$ per square kilometre
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 82,350 current US$ per square kilometre
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 78,784 current US$ per square kilometre
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 61,704 current US$ per square kilometre
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 60,642 current US$ per square kilometre
- IDA blend 55,300 current US$ per square kilometre
- IDA total 31,806 current US$ per square kilometre
- IDA only 25,981 current US$ per square kilometre
- Africa Eastern and Southern 23,416 current US$ per square kilometre
- Sub-Saharan Africa 23,328 current US$ per square kilometre
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 23,328 current US$ per square kilometre
How this figure is calculated
Imports of goods and services (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Imports of goods and services (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Imports of goods and services Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
- 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
Imports of goods and services (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.