South Korea vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) … square

South Korea
6.48 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
143,862 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
13th
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank
13th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) … square over time

  • South Korea
  • South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 6.48 million current US$ per square kilometre against 143,862 current US$ per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 6.33 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 45.0 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

South Korea ranks 13th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 13th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea South Asia (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 2,347 current US$ per square kilometre 486.32 current US$ per square kilometre 1,861 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1970s 62,323 current US$ per square kilometre 1,284 current US$ per square kilometre 61,039 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 347,745 current US$ per square kilometre 2,943 current US$ per square kilometre 344,802 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre 9,363 current US$ per square kilometre 1.08 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 2.76 million current US$ per square kilometre 33,985 current US$ per square kilometre 2.72 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 5.52 million current US$ per square kilometre 96,505 current US$ per square kilometre 5.42 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 6.33 million current US$ per square kilometre 131,023 current US$ per square kilometre 6.20 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, South Korea or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
South Korea, at 6.48 million current US$ per square kilometre against 143,862 current US$ per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between South Korea and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
6.33 million current US$ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Korea and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
South Korea ranks 13th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 13th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.