Korea vs Sweden: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Korea
0.3471 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sweden
0.333 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Korea rank
98th
Sweden rank
101st

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

  • Korea
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 0.3471 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.333 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sweden, a difference of 0.0141 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Korea ranks 98th and Sweden ranks 101st of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 6 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1549 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1568 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0018 current US$ per US$ of GDP Sweden
1970s 0.2744 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1858 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0886 current US$ per US$ of GDP Korea
1980s 0.2741 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2003 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0738 current US$ per US$ of GDP Korea
1990s 0.2264 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1967 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0297 current US$ per US$ of GDP Korea
2000s 0.2838 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2761 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP Korea
2010s 0.3237 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2915 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0322 current US$ per US$ of GDP Korea
2020s 0.3328 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3142 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0186 current US$ per US$ of GDP Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Korea or Sweden?
Korea, at 0.3471 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.333 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Korea and Sweden?
0.0141 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sweden?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Korea and Sweden rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Korea ranks 98th and Sweden ranks 101st of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.