Republic of Korea vs Low & middle income: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita

Republic of Korea
13,724 current US$ per person
in 2025
Low & middle income
1,301 current US$ per person
in 2025
Republic of Korea rank
29th
Low & middle income rank
26th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Low & middle income
05.0k10.0k15.0k196019922025

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 13,724 current US$ per person against 1,301 current US$ per person in Low & middle income, a difference of 12,423 current US$ per person.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 10.5 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Low & middle income ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 29th and Low & middle income ranks 26th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 6 and Low & middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 7.22 current US$ per person 14.11 current US$ per person 6.89 current US$ per person Low & middle income
1970s 170.66 current US$ per person 43.4 current US$ per person 127.25 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
1980s 853.45 current US$ per person 92.63 current US$ per person 760.82 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
1990s 2,347 current US$ per person 160.83 current US$ per person 2,186 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
2000s 5,580 current US$ per person 444.55 current US$ per person 5,136 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
2010s 10,720 current US$ per person 897.21 current US$ per person 9,823 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
2020s 12,454 current US$ per person 1,164 current US$ per person 11,290 current US$ per person Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per capita, Republic of Korea or Low & middle income?
Republic of Korea, at 13,724 current US$ per person against 1,301 current US$ per person in Low & middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per capita between Republic of Korea and Low & middle income?
12,423 current US$ per person, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Low & middle income?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Republic of Korea and Low & middle income rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
Republic of Korea ranks 29th and Low & middle income ranks 26th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 14,893 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.