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

Korea
6.48 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Asia
143,862 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
13th
South Asia rank
13th

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

  • Korea
  • South Asia
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

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

That makes Korea's figure about 45.0 times South Asia's.

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

Korea ranks 13th and South Asia ranks 13th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea South Asia Difference Ahead
1960s 2,347 current US$ per square kilometre 486.32 current US$ per square kilometre 1,861 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1970s 62,323 current US$ per square kilometre 1,284 current US$ per square kilometre 61,039 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1980s 347,745 current US$ per square kilometre 2,943 current US$ per square kilometre 344,802 current US$ per square kilometre 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 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 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 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 Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

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