High income 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
- High income
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 35.1% against 14.4% in High income, a difference of 20.7%.
That makes South Korea's figure about 2.4 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 29th and South Korea ranks 32nd of 47 groups.
Across the 7 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.4% | 5.8% | 2.4% | South Korea |
| 1970s | 3.4% | 2.7% | 0.7% | High income |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 3.7% | 0.8% | High income |
| 1990s | 7.0% | 14.8% | 7.8% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 9.4% | 26.6% | 17.3% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 37.8% | 23.7% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 39.2% | 24.1% | 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, High income or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 35.1% against 14.4% in High income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia between High income and South Korea?
- 20.7%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and South Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do High income and South Korea rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
- High income ranks 29th 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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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.