Canada vs South Korea: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

Canada
585.79 billion current US$
in 2023
South Korea
640.41 billion current US$
in 2023
Canada rank
13th
South Korea rank
10th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time

  • Canada
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 640.41 billion current US$ against 585.79 billion current US$ in Canada, a difference of 54.62 billion current US$.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 13th and South Korea ranks 10th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and South Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 8.88 billion current US$ 721.78 million current US$ 8.16 billion current US$ Canada
1970s 33.93 billion current US$ 7.85 billion current US$ 26.07 billion current US$ Canada
1980s 84.83 billion current US$ 32.42 billion current US$ 52.41 billion current US$ Canada
1990s 169.78 billion current US$ 104.75 billion current US$ 65.03 billion current US$ Canada
2000s 310.95 billion current US$ 254.12 billion current US$ 56.83 billion current US$ Canada
2010s 462.03 billion current US$ 485.56 billion current US$ 23.53 billion current US$ South Korea
2020s 530.50 billion current US$ 610.38 billion current US$ 79.88 billion current US$ South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, Canada or South Korea?
South Korea, at 640.41 billion current US$ against 585.79 billion current US$ in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Canada and South Korea?
54.62 billion current US$, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Korea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Canada and South Korea rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
Canada ranks 13th and South Korea ranks 10th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,570 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.