Early-demographic dividend vs South Korea: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia

Early-demographic dividend
14.3%
in 2023
South Korea
35.1%
in 2023
Early-demographic dividend rank
30th
South Korea rank
32nd

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia over time

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 35.1% against 14.3% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 20.8%.

That makes South Korea's figure about 2.5 times Early-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Early-demographic dividend ahead.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 30th and South Korea ranks 32nd of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Early-demographic dividend South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 2.5% 5.8% 3.3% South Korea
1970s 2.0% 2.7% 0.7% South Korea
1980s 2.4% 3.7% 1.3% South Korea
1990s 3.6% 14.8% 11.2% South Korea
2000s 9.4% 26.6% 17.2% South Korea
2010s 13.1% 37.8% 24.6% South Korea
2020s 14.6% 39.2% 24.6% 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, Early-demographic dividend or South Korea?
South Korea, at 35.1% against 14.3% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia between Early-demographic dividend and South Korea?
20.8%, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and South Korea?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Early-demographic dividend and South Korea rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 30th and South Korea ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
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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Indicator
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports)
Unit
% of total merchandise exports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 12,319 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.