Republic of Korea vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre

Republic of Korea
6.48 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
146,382 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
13th
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank
13th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 6.48 million current US$ per square kilometre against 146,382 current US$ per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 6.33 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 44.3 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 13th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 13th of 206 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea South Asia (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1960s 2,451 current US$ per square kilometre 674.53 current US$ per square kilometre 1,777 current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1970s 63,963 current US$ per square kilometre 1,624 current US$ per square kilometre 62,339 current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1980s 362,508 current US$ per square kilometre 3,810 current US$ per square kilometre 358,698 current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1990s 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre 10,257 current US$ per square kilometre 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2000s 2.79 million current US$ per square kilometre 35,097 current US$ per square kilometre 2.75 million current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2010s 5.59 million current US$ per square kilometre 100,899 current US$ per square kilometre 5.49 million current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2020s 6.33 million current US$ per square kilometre 133,480 current US$ per square kilometre 6.20 million current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Republic of Korea or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
Republic of Korea, at 6.48 million current US$ per square kilometre against 146,382 current US$ per square kilometre in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Republic of Korea and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
6.33 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Republic of Korea ranks 13th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 13th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 14,096 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.