Republic of Korea vs Upper middle income: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time
- Republic of Korea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 5.94 trillion current US$ against 640.41 billion current US$ in Republic of Korea, a difference of 5.30 trillion current US$.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 9.3 times Republic of Korea's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.
Republic of Korea ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 10th of 206 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 721.78 million current US$ | 12.49 billion current US$ | 11.76 billion current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 7.85 billion current US$ | 63.72 billion current US$ | 55.86 billion current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 32.42 billion current US$ | 190.31 billion current US$ | 157.90 billion current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 104.75 billion current US$ | 570.35 billion current US$ | 465.60 billion current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 254.12 billion current US$ | 1.75 trillion current US$ | 1.49 trillion current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 485.56 billion current US$ | 4.12 trillion current US$ | 3.63 trillion current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 610.38 billion current US$ | 5.50 trillion current US$ | 4.88 trillion current US$ | Upper 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$), gaps, Republic of Korea or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 5.94 trillion current US$ 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$), gaps between Republic of Korea and Upper middle income?
- 5.30 trillion current US$, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Upper middle income?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Republic of Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
- Republic of Korea ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 10th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.