Australia vs Republic of Korea: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Australia
13,590 current US$ per person
in 2023
Republic of Korea
12,227 current US$ per person
in 2023
Australia rank
29th
Republic of Korea rank
31st

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Republic of Korea
05.0k10.0k15.0k196019912023

How they compare

Australia currently reports 13,590 current US$ per person against 12,227 current US$ per person in Republic of Korea, a difference of 1,363 current US$ per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 29th and Republic of Korea ranks 31st of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Republic of Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 246.05 current US$ per person 6.9 current US$ per person 239.15 current US$ per person Australia
1970s 741.45 current US$ per person 166.21 current US$ per person 575.24 current US$ per person Australia
1980s 1,492 current US$ per person 818.58 current US$ per person 673.23 current US$ per person Australia
1990s 2,688 current US$ per person 2,322 current US$ per person 366.57 current US$ per person Australia
2000s 5,070 current US$ per person 5,521 current US$ per person 450.88 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
2010s 9,835 current US$ per person 10,588 current US$ per person 752.19 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
2020s 12,921 current US$ per person 11,945 current US$ per person 975.38 current US$ per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Australia or Republic of Korea?
Australia, at 13,590 current US$ per person against 12,227 current US$ per person in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Australia and Republic of Korea?
1,363 current US$ per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Republic of Korea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Australia and Republic of Korea rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Australia ranks 29th and Republic of Korea ranks 31st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.