Australia vs Korea: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita
Australia
12,225 current US$ per person
in 2025
Korea
13,724 current US$ per person
in 2025
Australia rank
32nd
Korea rank
29th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita over time
- Australia
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 13,724 current US$ per person against 12,225 current US$ per person in Australia, a difference of 1,499 current US$ per person.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 32nd and Korea ranks 29th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 264.23 current US$ per person | 7.22 current US$ per person | 257.01 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 1970s | 782.37 current US$ per person | 170.66 current US$ per person | 611.72 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 1980s | 1,583 current US$ per person | 853.45 current US$ per person | 729.06 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 2,795 current US$ per person | 2,347 current US$ per person | 448.47 current US$ per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 5,190 current US$ per person | 5,580 current US$ per person | 390.4 current US$ per person | Korea |
| 2010s | 10,050 current US$ per person | 10,720 current US$ per person | 670.44 current US$ per person | Korea |
| 2020s | 12,959 current US$ per person | 12,454 current US$ per person | 505.42 current US$ per person | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per capita, Australia or Korea?
- Korea, at 13,724 current US$ per person against 12,225 current US$ per person in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per capita between Australia and Korea?
- 1,499 current US$ per person, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Korea rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
- Australia ranks 32nd and Korea ranks 29th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.