Brunei vs South Korea: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia over time
- Brunei
- South Korea
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 37.0% against 35.1% in South Korea, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 29th and South Korea ranks 32nd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 74.5% | 3.0% | 71.6% | Brunei |
| 1970s | 18.3% | 2.7% | 15.6% | Brunei |
| 1980s | 10.1% | 3.7% | 6.4% | Brunei |
| 1990s | 13.3% | 14.8% | 1.5% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 26.6% | 4.6% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 37.8% | 17.2% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 36.9% | 39.2% | 2.4% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia, Brunei or South Korea?
- Brunei, at 37.0% against 35.1% in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia between Brunei and South Korea?
- 1.9%, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and South Korea?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Brunei and South Korea rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
- Brunei ranks 29th and South Korea ranks 32nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% 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 low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.