Republic of Korea vs Pacific island small states: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita

Republic of Korea
13,724 current US$ per person
in 2025
Pacific island small states
781.41 current US$ per person
in 2025
Republic of Korea rank
29th
Pacific island small states rank
28th

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

  • Republic of Korea
  • Pacific island small states
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 13,724 current US$ per person against 781.41 current US$ per person in Pacific island small states, a difference of 12,943 current US$ per person.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 17.6 times Pacific island small states's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pacific island small states ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 29th and Pacific island small states ranks 28th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 5 and Pacific island small states in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Pacific island small states Difference Ahead
1960s 7.22 current US$ per person 85.18 current US$ per person 77.96 current US$ per person Pacific island small states
1970s 170.66 current US$ per person 201.3 current US$ per person 30.65 current US$ per person Pacific island small states
1980s 853.45 current US$ per person 327.66 current US$ per person 525.79 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
1990s 2,347 current US$ per person 411.42 current US$ per person 1,935 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
2000s 5,580 current US$ per person 448.87 current US$ per person 5,132 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
2010s 10,720 current US$ per person 720.16 current US$ per person 10,000 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
2020s 12,454 current US$ per person 676.51 current US$ per person 11,777 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$), per capita, Republic of Korea or Pacific island small states?
Republic of Korea, at 13,724 current US$ per person against 781.41 current US$ per person in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per capita between Republic of Korea and Pacific island small states?
12,943 current US$ per person, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Pacific island small states?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Republic of Korea and Pacific island small states rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
Republic of Korea ranks 29th and Pacific island small states ranks 28th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.