IDA total vs Republic of Korea: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

IDA total
343.85 current US$ per person
in 2023
Republic of Korea
12,384 current US$ per person
in 2023
IDA total rank
39th
Republic of Korea rank
36th

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

  • IDA total
  • Republic of Korea
05.0k10.0k15.0k196019912023

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 12,384 current US$ per person against 343.85 current US$ per person in IDA total, a difference of 12,040 current US$ per person.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 36.0 times IDA total's.

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

IDA total ranks 39th and Republic of Korea ranks 36th of 44 groups.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 12.77 current US$ per person 24.51 current US$ per person 11.75 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
1970s 35.94 current US$ per person 218.04 current US$ per person 182.1 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
1980s 57.55 current US$ per person 794.19 current US$ per person 736.64 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
1990s 77.24 current US$ per person 2,326 current US$ per person 2,249 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
2000s 162.05 current US$ per person 5,252 current US$ per person 5,090 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
2010s 298.6 current US$ per person 9,563 current US$ per person 9,265 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
2020s 324.13 current US$ per person 11,797 current US$ per person 11,473 current US$ per person 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$), per capita, IDA total or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 12,384 current US$ per person against 343.85 current US$ per person in IDA total as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between IDA total and Republic of Korea?
12,040 current US$ per person, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Republic of Korea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do IDA total and Republic of Korea rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
IDA total ranks 39th and Republic of Korea ranks 36th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. 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$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.