Canada vs South Korea: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)
Canada
567.83 billion current US$
in 2023
South Korea
632.29 billion current US$
in 2023
Canada rank
11th
South Korea rank
8th
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) over time
- Canada
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 632.29 billion current US$ against 567.83 billion current US$ in Canada, a difference of 64.46 billion current US$.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 11th and South Korea ranks 8th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.34 billion current US$ | 206.77 million current US$ | 8.14 billion current US$ | Canada |
| 1970s | 31.72 billion current US$ | 6.01 billion current US$ | 25.71 billion current US$ | Canada |
| 1980s | 83.68 billion current US$ | 33.54 billion current US$ | 50.14 billion current US$ | Canada |
| 1990s | 172.90 billion current US$ | 104.77 billion current US$ | 68.14 billion current US$ | Canada |
| 2000s | 331.75 billion current US$ | 267.06 billion current US$ | 64.69 billion current US$ | Canada |
| 2010s | 433.69 billion current US$ | 537.81 billion current US$ | 104.12 billion current US$ | South Korea |
| 2020s | 514.08 billion current US$ | 618.08 billion current US$ | 104.00 billion current US$ | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, Canada or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 632.29 billion current US$ against 567.83 billion current US$ in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy between Canada and South Korea?
- 64.46 billion current US$, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Korea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Canada and South Korea rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
- Canada ranks 11th and South Korea ranks 8th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.