South Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

South Korea
6.56 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
100,282 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
17th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
20th

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

  • South Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 6.56 million current US$ per square kilometre against 100,282 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 6.46 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 65.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 17th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 8,005 current US$ per square kilometre 505.26 current US$ per square kilometre 7,499 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1970s 81,412 current US$ per square kilometre 3,408 current US$ per square kilometre 78,004 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 336,070 current US$ per square kilometre 9,515 current US$ per square kilometre 326,556 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre 13,310 current US$ per square kilometre 1.07 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 2.62 million current US$ per square kilometre 33,389 current US$ per square kilometre 2.59 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 4.98 million current US$ per square kilometre 73,019 current US$ per square kilometre 4.91 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 6.25 million current US$ per square kilometre 86,617 current US$ per square kilometre 6.17 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, South Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
South Korea, at 6.56 million current US$ per square kilometre against 100,282 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
6.46 million current US$ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
South Korea ranks 17th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 13,248 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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