Korea vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Korea
6.56 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
5.52 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
17th
United Arab Emirates rank
18th

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

  • Korea
  • United Arab Emirates
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 6.56 million current US$ per square kilometre against 5.52 million current US$ per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 17th and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 204 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 81,412 current US$ per square kilometre 37,125 current US$ per square kilometre 44,287 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1980s 336,070 current US$ per square kilometre 108,520 current US$ per square kilometre 227,551 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1990s 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre 287,267 current US$ per square kilometre 798,662 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2000s 2.62 million current US$ per square kilometre 987,273 current US$ per square kilometre 1.64 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2010s 4.98 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.85 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.13 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 6.25 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.25 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.01 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Korea or United Arab Emirates?
Korea, at 6.56 million current US$ per square kilometre against 5.52 million current US$ per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Korea and United Arab Emirates?
1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United Arab Emirates?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Korea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Korea ranks 17th and United Arab Emirates ranks 18th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.