Korea vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

Korea
640.41 billion current US$
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
721.75 billion current US$
in 2023
Korea rank
10th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
7th

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

  • Korea
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 721.75 billion current US$ against 640.41 billion current US$ in Korea, a difference of 81.34 billion current US$.

That makes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 10th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 7th of 206 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 721.78 million current US$ 14.69 billion current US$ 13.97 billion current US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 7.85 billion current US$ 48.03 billion current US$ 40.17 billion current US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 32.42 billion current US$ 121.60 billion current US$ 89.18 billion current US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1990s 104.75 billion current US$ 238.64 billion current US$ 133.90 billion current US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 254.12 billion current US$ 455.98 billion current US$ 201.86 billion current US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 485.56 billion current US$ 639.86 billion current US$ 154.30 billion current US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 610.38 billion current US$ 690.53 billion current US$ 80.15 billion current US$ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, Korea or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 721.75 billion current US$ against 640.41 billion current US$ in Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
81.34 billion current US$, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
Korea ranks 10th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 7th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.