South Korea vs Post-demographic dividend: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia over time
- South Korea
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 35.1% against 14.2% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 20.9%.
That makes South Korea's figure about 2.5 times Post-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Post-demographic dividend ahead.
South Korea ranks 32nd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 31st of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Post-demographic dividend in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.8% | 3.4% | 2.4% | South Korea |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 3.5% | 0.8% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 4.6% | 0.9% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1990s | 14.8% | 7.2% | 7.6% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 26.6% | 9.4% | 17.3% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 37.8% | 14.4% | 23.3% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 39.2% | 15.2% | 24.0% | 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, South Korea or Post-demographic dividend?
- South Korea, at 35.1% against 14.2% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia between South Korea and Post-demographic dividend?
- 20.9%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Post-demographic dividend?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in east asia?
- South Korea ranks 32nd and Post-demographic dividend ranks 31st 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.