East Asia & Pacific vs Korea: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy

East Asia & Pacific
7.58 trillion current US$
in 2023
Korea
632.29 billion current US$
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific rank
10th
Korea rank
8th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Korea
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 7.58 trillion current US$ against 632.29 billion current US$ in Korea, a difference of 6.95 trillion current US$.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 12.0 times Korea's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th and Korea ranks 8th of 47 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 15.51 billion current US$ 206.77 million current US$ 15.30 billion current US$ East Asia & Pacific
1970s 104.19 billion current US$ 6.01 billion current US$ 98.18 billion current US$ East Asia & Pacific
1980s 393.95 billion current US$ 33.54 billion current US$ 360.40 billion current US$ East Asia & Pacific
1990s 1.08 trillion current US$ 104.77 billion current US$ 978.64 billion current US$ East Asia & Pacific
2000s 2.61 trillion current US$ 267.06 billion current US$ 2.35 trillion current US$ East Asia & Pacific
2010s 5.45 trillion current US$ 537.81 billion current US$ 4.92 trillion current US$ East Asia & Pacific
2020s 7.28 trillion current US$ 618.08 billion current US$ 6.66 trillion current US$ East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, East Asia & Pacific or Korea?
East Asia & Pacific, at 7.58 trillion current US$ against 632.29 billion current US$ in Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy between East Asia & Pacific and Korea?
6.95 trillion current US$, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Korea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Korea rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 10th and Korea ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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$.