India vs Republic of Korea: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

India
666.53 billion current US$
in 2023
Republic of Korea
640.41 billion current US$
in 2023
India rank
8th
Republic of Korea rank
10th

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

  • India
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

India currently reports 666.53 billion current US$ against 640.41 billion current US$ in Republic of Korea, a difference of 26.13 billion current US$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was India ahead.

India ranks 8th and Republic of Korea ranks 10th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Republic of Korea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 2.21 billion current US$ 721.78 million current US$ 1.49 billion current US$ India
1970s 4.46 billion current US$ 7.85 billion current US$ 3.39 billion current US$ Republic of Korea
1980s 13.74 billion current US$ 32.42 billion current US$ 18.68 billion current US$ Republic of Korea
1990s 29.65 billion current US$ 104.75 billion current US$ 75.10 billion current US$ Republic of Korea
2000s 131.54 billion current US$ 254.12 billion current US$ 122.58 billion current US$ Republic of Korea
2010s 437.17 billion current US$ 485.56 billion current US$ 48.39 billion current US$ Republic of Korea
2020s 584.05 billion current US$ 610.38 billion current US$ 26.33 billion current US$ Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, India or Republic of Korea?
India, at 666.53 billion current US$ against 640.41 billion current US$ in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between India and Republic of Korea?
26.13 billion current US$, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Republic of Korea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do India and Republic of Korea rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
India ranks 8th and Republic of Korea ranks 10th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.