Republic of Korea vs Small states: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Republic of Korea
6.56 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Small states
186,184 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
17th
Small states rank
14th

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

  • Republic of Korea
  • Small states
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 6.56 million current US$ per square kilometre against 186,184 current US$ per square kilometre in Small states, a difference of 6.38 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 35.2 times Small states's.

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

Republic of Korea ranks 17th and Small states ranks 14th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Small states Difference Ahead
1960s 8,005 current US$ per square kilometre 1,781 current US$ per square kilometre 6,224 current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1970s 81,412 current US$ per square kilometre 8,971 current US$ per square kilometre 72,441 current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1980s 336,070 current US$ per square kilometre 17,621 current US$ per square kilometre 318,449 current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1990s 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre 33,175 current US$ per square kilometre 1.05 million current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2000s 2.62 million current US$ per square kilometre 68,610 current US$ per square kilometre 2.55 million current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2010s 4.98 million current US$ per square kilometre 121,619 current US$ per square kilometre 4.86 million current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2020s 6.25 million current US$ per square kilometre 164,433 current US$ per square kilometre 6.09 million current US$ per square kilometre 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$), per, Republic of Korea or Small states?
Republic of Korea, at 6.56 million current US$ per square kilometre against 186,184 current US$ per square kilometre in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Republic of Korea and Small states?
6.38 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Small states?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and Small states rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Republic of Korea ranks 17th and Small states ranks 14th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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
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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.