Korea vs Upper middle income: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Korea
6.56 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
133,777 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
17th
Upper middle income rank
15th

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

  • Korea
  • Upper middle income
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 6.56 million current US$ per square kilometre against 133,777 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 6.43 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 49.0 times Upper middle income's.

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

Korea ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 15th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 8,005 current US$ per square kilometre 317.28 current US$ per square kilometre 7,687 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1970s 81,412 current US$ per square kilometre 1,591 current US$ per square kilometre 79,821 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1980s 336,070 current US$ per square kilometre 4,753 current US$ per square kilometre 331,318 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1990s 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre 13,035 current US$ per square kilometre 1.07 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2000s 2.62 million current US$ per square kilometre 39,405 current US$ per square kilometre 2.58 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2010s 4.98 million current US$ per square kilometre 92,731 current US$ per square kilometre 4.89 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 6.25 million current US$ per square kilometre 123,722 current US$ per square kilometre 6.13 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$), per, Korea or Upper middle income?
Korea, at 6.56 million current US$ per square kilometre against 133,777 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Korea and Upper middle income?
6.43 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Upper middle income?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Korea ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 15th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.