South Korea vs Upper middle income: Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre

South Korea
6.48 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
154,373 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
13th
Upper middle income rank
12th

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

  • South Korea
  • Upper middle income
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 6.48 million current US$ per square kilometre against 154,373 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 6.32 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 42.0 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 13th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 2,451 current US$ per square kilometre 529.83 current US$ per square kilometre 1,921 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1970s 63,963 current US$ per square kilometre 2,257 current US$ per square kilometre 61,706 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 362,508 current US$ per square kilometre 6,462 current US$ per square kilometre 356,046 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre 13,679 current US$ per square kilometre 1.08 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 2.79 million current US$ per square kilometre 44,833 current US$ per square kilometre 2.74 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 5.59 million current US$ per square kilometre 103,708 current US$ per square kilometre 5.49 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 6.33 million current US$ per square kilometre 143,353 current US$ per square kilometre 6.19 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre, South Korea or Upper middle income?
South Korea, at 6.48 million current US$ per square kilometre against 154,373 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre between South Korea and Upper middle income?
6.32 million current US$ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Upper middle income?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 13th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.