South Korea vs Qatar: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- South Korea
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 55.0% against 53.5% in South Korea, a difference of 1.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1972 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 132nd and Qatar ranks 129th of 206 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 92.2% | 83.2% | 9.0% | South Korea |
| 1980s | 88.4% | 85.8% | 2.6% | South Korea |
| 1990s | 74.9% | 86.3% | 11.3% | Qatar |
| 2000s | 61.8% | 86.7% | 24.9% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 70.1% | 20.7% | Qatar |
| 2020s | 50.3% | 57.7% | 7.4% | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, South Korea or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 55.0% against 53.5% in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between South Korea and Qatar?
- 1.5%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Qatar?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Qatar rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- South Korea ranks 132nd and Qatar ranks 129th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.