Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre was 12,397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 2005–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) is 12,397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 12,397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,661 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, in 2005.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 36th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5,661 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 2006 | 6,159 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 7,065 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 9,199 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2009 | 8,649 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 9,239 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 9,403 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 9,995 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 10,705 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 11,271 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 10,491 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2016 | 10,051 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 11,026 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 11,584 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 12,096 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 8,271 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | -31.6% |
| 2021 | 10,108 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 11,941 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2023 | 12,397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -31.6% | 12,096 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,271 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,347 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5,661 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,199 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2010s | 10,586 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 9,239 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 12,096 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,679 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 8,271 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 12,397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- 33 Tuvalu 1.08 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 34 Mauritius 1.07 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 35 Austria 1.02 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 36 Saint Lucia 888,282 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 37 Lebanon 647,686 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 38 Japan 638,730 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 39 France 615,727 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,924 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6806 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.77 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 453.08 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1603 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 20.62 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 12,397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 12,397 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,661 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 36th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Service imports (BoP, current US$) 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.
Service imports (BoP, current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Service imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Service imports (BoP, current US$) 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.