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

Republic of Korea
6.48 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle income
121,391 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
13th
Middle income rank
15th

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

  • Republic of Korea
  • Middle income
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 6.48 million current US$ per square kilometre against 121,391 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle income, a difference of 6.36 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 53.4 times Middle income's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 13th and Middle income ranks 15th of 204 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 2,347 current US$ per square kilometre 342.98 current US$ per square kilometre 2,004 current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1970s 62,323 current US$ per square kilometre 1,369 current US$ per square kilometre 60,953 current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1980s 347,745 current US$ per square kilometre 4,276 current US$ per square kilometre 343,469 current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1990s 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre 10,374 current US$ per square kilometre 1.08 million current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2000s 2.76 million current US$ per square kilometre 36,240 current US$ per square kilometre 2.72 million current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2010s 5.52 million current US$ per square kilometre 83,386 current US$ per square kilometre 5.44 million current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2020s 6.33 million current US$ per square kilometre 113,051 current US$ per square kilometre 6.22 million current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Republic of Korea or Middle income?
Republic of Korea, at 6.48 million current US$ per square kilometre against 121,391 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Republic of Korea and Middle income?
6.36 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Middle income?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and Middle income rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Republic of Korea ranks 13th and Middle income ranks 15th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (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
251 places, 13,220 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (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.