Republic of Korea vs Low & middle income: Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Republic of Korea
1.60 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Low & middle income
20,734 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
25th
Low & middle income rank
24th

Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 1.60 million current US$ per square kilometre against 20,734 current US$ per square kilometre in Low & middle income, a difference of 1.58 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 77.4 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 25th and Low & middle income ranks 24th of 198 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 49,245 current US$ per square kilometre 1,065 current US$ per square kilometre 48,180 current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1990s 210,273 current US$ per square kilometre 2,364 current US$ per square kilometre 207,908 current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2000s 599,679 current US$ per square kilometre 5,881 current US$ per square kilometre 593,798 current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2010s 1.16 million current US$ per square kilometre 14,842 current US$ per square kilometre 1.15 million current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2020s 1.36 million current US$ per square kilometre 17,076 current US$ per square kilometre 1.34 million current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Republic of Korea or Low & middle income?
Republic of Korea, at 1.60 million current US$ per square kilometre against 20,734 current US$ per square kilometre in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Republic of Korea and Low & middle income?
1.58 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Low & middle income?
42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and Low & middle income rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Republic of Korea ranks 25th and Low & middle income ranks 24th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service imports (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
245 places, 9,326 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Commercial service imports (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.