China vs Saudi Arabia: Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre
China
0.13 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
0.144 1000 USD per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
120th
Saudi Arabia rank
119th
Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.144 1000 USD per square kilometre against 0.13 1000 USD per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.014 1000 USD per square kilometre.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1968 it was China ahead.
China ranks 120th and Saudi Arabia ranks 119th of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0012 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0008 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0004 1000 USD per square kilometre | China |
| 1970s | 0.0048 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0058 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0011 1000 USD per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.0198 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0241 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0043 1000 USD per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.1371 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.032 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1051 1000 USD per square kilometre | China |
| 2000s | 0.1871 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0967 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0903 1000 USD per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 0.1741 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1804 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0064 1000 USD per square kilometre | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.1727 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.1603 1000 USD per square kilometre | 0.0125 1000 USD per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre, China or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.144 1000 USD per square kilometre against 0.13 1000 USD per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre between China and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.014 1000 USD per square kilometre, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Saudi Arabia?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
- How do China and Saudi Arabia rank globally for printing and writing papers — import value, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 120th and Saudi Arabia ranks 119th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Printing and writing papers — Import value, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Printing and writing papers — Import value 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.