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

Korea
0.3427 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sweden
0.3366 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Korea rank
56th
Sweden rank
58th

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

  • Korea
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 0.3427 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3366 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sweden, a difference of 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Korea ranks 56th and Sweden ranks 58th of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 4 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0418 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.147 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1052 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sweden
1970s 0.1932 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1906 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP Korea
1980s 0.2702 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2097 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0605 current US$ per US$ of GDP Korea
1990s 0.2278 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2415 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0138 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sweden
2000s 0.2997 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3222 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sweden
2010s 0.3571 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2948 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0623 current US$ per US$ of GDP Korea
2020s 0.337 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3146 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0224 current US$ per US$ of GDP Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Korea or Sweden?
Korea, at 0.3427 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3366 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Korea and Sweden?
0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sweden?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Korea and Sweden rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Korea ranks 56th and Sweden ranks 58th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,888 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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