South Korea vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre

South Korea
6.48 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
8.03 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
13th
United Arab Emirates rank
10th

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

  • South Korea
  • United Arab Emirates
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 8.03 million current US$ per square kilometre against 6.48 million current US$ per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 1.55 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 13th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1960s 2,451 current US$ per square kilometre 2,514 current US$ per square kilometre 62.94 current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
1970s 63,963 current US$ per square kilometre 84,459 current US$ per square kilometre 20,496 current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
1980s 362,508 current US$ per square kilometre 233,689 current US$ per square kilometre 128,819 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre 424,093 current US$ per square kilometre 673,462 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 2.79 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.66 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.12 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 5.59 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.62 million current US$ per square kilometre 972,547 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 6.33 million current US$ per square kilometre 6.50 million current US$ per square kilometre 165,522 current US$ per square kilometre United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre, South Korea or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 8.03 million current US$ per square kilometre against 6.48 million current US$ per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre between South Korea and United Arab Emirates?
1.55 million current US$ per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United Arab Emirates?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Korea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 13th and United Arab Emirates ranks 10th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.