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

Italy
634.52 billion current US$
in 2023
Republic of Korea
640.41 billion current US$
in 2023
Italy rank
11th
Republic of Korea rank
10th

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

  • Italy
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 640.41 billion current US$ against 634.52 billion current US$ in Italy, a difference of 5.89 billion current US$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 11th and Republic of Korea ranks 10th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Republic of Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 7.18 billion current US$ 721.78 million current US$ 6.46 billion current US$ Italy
1970s 35.28 billion current US$ 7.85 billion current US$ 27.43 billion current US$ Italy
1980s 95.16 billion current US$ 32.42 billion current US$ 62.74 billion current US$ Italy
1990s 181.52 billion current US$ 104.75 billion current US$ 76.77 billion current US$ Italy
2000s 368.04 billion current US$ 254.12 billion current US$ 113.92 billion current US$ Italy
2010s 471.59 billion current US$ 485.56 billion current US$ 13.97 billion current US$ Republic of Korea
2020s 578.22 billion current US$ 610.38 billion current US$ 32.16 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$), gaps, Italy or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 640.41 billion current US$ against 634.52 billion current US$ in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Italy and Republic of Korea?
5.89 billion current US$, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Republic of Korea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Italy and Republic of Korea rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
Italy ranks 11th and Republic of Korea ranks 10th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.