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

South Korea
6.56 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland
9.21 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
17th
Switzerland rank
14th

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

  • South Korea
  • Switzerland
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M196119922023

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 9.21 million current US$ per square kilometre against 6.56 million current US$ per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 2.65 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.4 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Switzerland ahead.

South Korea ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 8,005 current US$ per square kilometre 90,861 current US$ per square kilometre 82,856 current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
1970s 81,412 current US$ per square kilometre 344,091 current US$ per square kilometre 262,679 current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
1980s 336,070 current US$ per square kilometre 932,626 current US$ per square kilometre 596,556 current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
1990s 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.77 million current US$ per square kilometre 683,221 current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
2000s 2.62 million current US$ per square kilometre 3.13 million current US$ per square kilometre 505,558 current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 4.98 million current US$ per square kilometre 6.61 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.63 million current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland
2020s 6.25 million current US$ per square kilometre 8.42 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.17 million current US$ per square kilometre Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, South Korea or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 9.21 million current US$ per square kilometre against 6.56 million current US$ per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between South Korea and Switzerland?
2.65 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Switzerland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Switzerland rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
South Korea ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 14th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.