South Korea vs Small states: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) … square

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

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) … square over time

  • South Korea
  • Small states
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

South 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 South Korea's figure about 35.2 times Small states's.

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

South Korea ranks 17th and Small states ranks 14th 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 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 South Korea
1970s 81,412 current US$ per square kilometre 8,971 current US$ per square kilometre 72,441 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 336,070 current US$ per square kilometre 17,621 current US$ per square kilometre 318,449 current US$ per square kilometre South 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 South 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 South 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 South 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 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$), per, South Korea or Small states?
South Korea, at 6.56 million current US$ 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$), per between South Korea and Small states?
6.38 million current US$ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Small states?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Small states rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
South Korea ranks 17th and Small states ranks 14th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.