East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Korea: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
3.76 trillion current US$
in 2023
Korea
640.41 billion current US$
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
13th
Korea rank
10th

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Korea
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 3.76 trillion current US$ against 640.41 billion current US$ in Korea, a difference of 3.12 trillion current US$.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 5.9 times Korea's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th and Korea ranks 10th of 44 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 3.24 billion current US$ 721.78 million current US$ 2.52 billion current US$ East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1970s 17.31 billion current US$ 7.85 billion current US$ 9.46 billion current US$ East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 81.66 billion current US$ 32.42 billion current US$ 49.24 billion current US$ East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 283.51 billion current US$ 104.75 billion current US$ 178.76 billion current US$ East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 949.64 billion current US$ 254.12 billion current US$ 695.52 billion current US$ East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 2.54 trillion current US$ 485.56 billion current US$ 2.05 trillion current US$ East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 3.60 trillion current US$ 610.38 billion current US$ 2.99 trillion current US$ East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Korea?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 3.76 trillion current US$ against 640.41 billion current US$ in Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Korea?
3.12 trillion current US$, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Korea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Korea rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th and Korea ranks 10th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.