Faroe Islands vs South Korea: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region

Faroe Islands
11.6%
in 2023
South Korea
11.4%
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
100th
South Korea rank
101st

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • South Korea
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How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 11.6% against 11.4% in South Korea, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 100th and South Korea ranks 101st of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 6.8% 1.8% 5.0% Faroe Islands
1970s 0.5% 4.2% 3.7% South Korea
1980s 0.6% 9.0% 8.5% South Korea
1990s 0.3% 10.0% 9.8% South Korea
2000s 3.7% 11.4% 7.7% South Korea
2010s 15.7% 12.8% 2.8% Faroe Islands
2020s 14.9% 10.5% 4.4% Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region, Faroe Islands or South Korea?
Faroe Islands, at 11.6% against 11.4% in South Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region between Faroe Islands and South Korea?
0.2%, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and South Korea?
47 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
How do Faroe Islands and South Korea rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
Faroe Islands ranks 100th and South Korea ranks 101st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% 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 outside region (% 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, 12,864 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions 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.