Korea vs North America: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Korea
6.48 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
North America
144,117 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
13th
North America rank
12th

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

  • Korea
  • North America
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 6.48 million current US$ per square kilometre against 144,117 current US$ per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 6.33 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 45.0 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was North America ahead.

Korea ranks 13th and North America ranks 12th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea North America Difference Ahead
1960s 2,347 current US$ per square kilometre 1,969 current US$ per square kilometre 377.75 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1970s 62,323 current US$ per square kilometre 6,853 current US$ per square kilometre 55,470 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1980s 347,745 current US$ per square kilometre 17,549 current US$ per square kilometre 330,195 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1990s 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre 39,351 current US$ per square kilometre 1.05 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2000s 2.76 million current US$ per square kilometre 68,949 current US$ per square kilometre 2.69 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2010s 5.52 million current US$ per square kilometre 108,378 current US$ per square kilometre 5.41 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 6.33 million current US$ per square kilometre 129,664 current US$ per square kilometre 6.20 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Korea or North America?
Korea, at 6.48 million current US$ per square kilometre against 144,117 current US$ per square kilometre in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Korea and North America?
6.33 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and North America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Korea and North America rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Korea ranks 13th and North America ranks 12th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.