Finland vs South Korea: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region over time
- Finland
- South Korea
How they compare
Finland currently reports 12.4% against 11.4% in South Korea, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 98th and South Korea ranks 101st of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.7% | 1.8% | 5.8% | Finland |
| 1970s | 8.0% | 4.3% | 3.7% | Finland |
| 1980s | 8.2% | 7.8% | 0.4% | Finland |
| 1990s | 8.0% | 10.0% | 2.0% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 11.4% | 1.6% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 12.8% | 0.2% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 12.3% | 10.5% | 1.8% | Finland |
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, Finland or South Korea?
- Finland, at 12.4% 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 Finland and South Korea?
- 1.0%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and South Korea?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Finland and South Korea rank globally for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Finland ranks 98th 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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About this data
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.