Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre in Low income

Low income: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre was 12,175 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
12,175 current US$ per square kilometre
Change on year
down 3.1%
Rank
45th
of 45 groups
All-time high
12,566 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2022
All-time low
2,278 current US$ per square kilometre
in 1997
Years of data
30
1994–2023

Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre in Low income, 1994–2023

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1994200820231994: 2.7k current US$ per square kilometre1995: 2.5k current US$ per square kilometre1996: 2.4k current US$ per square kilometre1997: 2.3k current US$ per square kilometre1998: 2.4k current US$ per square kilometre1999: 2.4k current US$ per square kilometre2000: 2.7k current US$ per square kilometre2001: 2.6k current US$ per square kilometre2002: 3.3k current US$ per square kilometre2003: 3.6k current US$ per square kilometre2004: 4.5k current US$ per square kilometre2005: 5.6k current US$ per square kilometre2006: 6.3k current US$ per square kilometre2007: 7.8k current US$ per square kilometre2008: 9.7k current US$ per square kilometre2009: 8.9k current US$ per square kilometre2010: 9.9k current US$ per square kilometre2011: 10.8k current US$ per square kilometre2012: 8.8k current US$ per square kilometre2013: 9.5k current US$ per square kilometre2014: 9.7k current US$ per square kilometre2015: 8.6k current US$ per square kilometre2016: 8.1k current US$ per square kilometre2017: 8.4k current US$ per square kilometre2018: 9.6k current US$ per square kilometre2019: 9.6k current US$ per square kilometre2020: 8.7k current US$ per square kilometre2021: 10.4k current US$ per square kilometre2022: 12.6k current US$ per square kilometre2023: 12.2k current US$ per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre in Low income is 12,175 current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 27.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre in Low income peaked at 12,566 current US$ per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,278 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1997.

Low income ranks 45th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre in Low income, year by year

Annual values for Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre in Low income, 1994 to 2023.
Year current US$ per square kilometre Change
1994 2,694 current US$ per square kilometre
1995 2,509 current US$ per square kilometre -6.9%
1996 2,426 current US$ per square kilometre -3.3%
1997 2,278 current US$ per square kilometre -6.1%
1998 2,438 current US$ per square kilometre +7.0%
1999 2,444 current US$ per square kilometre +0.3%
2000 2,741 current US$ per square kilometre +12.2%
2001 2,648 current US$ per square kilometre -3.4%
2002 3,324 current US$ per square kilometre +25.5%
2003 3,623 current US$ per square kilometre +9.0%
2004 4,453 current US$ per square kilometre +22.9%
2005 5,632 current US$ per square kilometre +26.5%
2006 6,274 current US$ per square kilometre +11.4%
2007 7,783 current US$ per square kilometre +24.0%
2008 9,658 current US$ per square kilometre +24.1%
2009 8,934 current US$ per square kilometre -7.5%
2010 9,892 current US$ per square kilometre +10.7%
2011 10,839 current US$ per square kilometre +9.6%
2012 8,819 current US$ per square kilometre -18.6%
2013 9,536 current US$ per square kilometre +8.1%
2014 9,696 current US$ per square kilometre +1.7%
2015 8,617 current US$ per square kilometre -11.1%
2016 8,061 current US$ per square kilometre -6.4%
2017 8,371 current US$ per square kilometre +3.8%
2018 9,582 current US$ per square kilometre +14.5%
2019 9,594 current US$ per square kilometre +0.1%
2020 8,716 current US$ per square kilometre -9.1%
2021 10,415 current US$ per square kilometre +19.5%
2022 12,566 current US$ per square kilometre +20.6%
2023 12,175 current US$ per square kilometre -3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,465 current US$ per square kilometre 2,278 current US$ per square kilometre 2,694 current US$ per square kilometre 6
2000s 5,507 current US$ per square kilometre 2,648 current US$ per square kilometre 9,658 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2010s 9,301 current US$ per square kilometre 8,061 current US$ per square kilometre 10,839 current US$ per square kilometre 10
2020s 10,968 current US$ per square kilometre 8,716 current US$ per square kilometre 12,566 current US$ per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Low income

  1. 42 Brunei Darussalam 1.72 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
  2. 43 Northern Mariana Islands 1.69 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
  3. 44 Faroe Islands 1.62 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
  4. 45 Portugal 1.47 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
  5. 46 Lebanon 1.45 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
  6. 47 Poland 1.38 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
  7. 48 Marshall Islands 1.17 million current US$ per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre in Low income?
Imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre in Low income was 12,175 current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Low income?
The highest recorded value was 12,566 current US$ per square kilometre in 2022.
What is the lowest imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Low income?
The lowest recorded value was 2,278 current US$ per square kilometre in 1997.
How does Low income rank for imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre?
Low income ranks 45th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
Is imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Low income?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low income data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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)

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 10,792 data points, 1961–2023
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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.