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

Republic of Korea
640.41 billion current US$
in 2023
Middle income
7.31 trillion current US$
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
10th
Middle income rank
8th

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

  • Republic of Korea
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Middle income currently reports 7.31 trillion current US$ against 640.41 billion current US$ in Republic of Korea, a difference of 6.67 trillion current US$.

That makes Middle income's figure about 11.4 times Republic of Korea's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 10th and Middle income ranks 8th of 206 countries.

Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 721.78 million current US$ 21.67 billion current US$ 20.94 billion current US$ Middle income
1970s 7.85 billion current US$ 95.12 billion current US$ 87.26 billion current US$ Middle income
1980s 32.42 billion current US$ 261.22 billion current US$ 228.80 billion current US$ Middle income
1990s 104.75 billion current US$ 694.87 billion current US$ 590.12 billion current US$ Middle income
2000s 254.12 billion current US$ 2.12 trillion current US$ 1.87 trillion current US$ Middle income
2010s 485.56 billion current US$ 5.12 trillion current US$ 4.64 trillion current US$ Middle income
2020s 610.38 billion current US$ 6.73 trillion current US$ 6.12 trillion current US$ Middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, Republic of Korea or Middle income?
Middle income, at 7.31 trillion current US$ 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$), gaps between Republic of Korea and Middle income?
6.67 trillion current US$, with Middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Middle income?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and Middle income rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
Republic of Korea ranks 10th and Middle income ranks 8th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.