Republic of Korea vs Late-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time
- Republic of Korea
- Late-demographic dividend
How they compare
Late-demographic dividend currently reports 5.74 trillion current US$ against 640.41 billion current US$ in Republic of Korea, a difference of 5.10 trillion current US$.
That makes Late-demographic dividend's figure about 9.0 times Republic of Korea's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Late-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.
Republic of Korea ranks 10th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 14th of 206 countries.
Late-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | Late-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 721.78 million current US$ | 8.90 billion current US$ | 8.18 billion current US$ | Late-demographic dividend |
| 1970s | 7.85 billion current US$ | 55.65 billion current US$ | 47.80 billion current US$ | Late-demographic dividend |
| 1980s | 32.42 billion current US$ | 154.29 billion current US$ | 121.87 billion current US$ | Late-demographic dividend |
| 1990s | 104.75 billion current US$ | 487.60 billion current US$ | 382.85 billion current US$ | Late-demographic dividend |
| 2000s | 254.12 billion current US$ | 1.61 trillion current US$ | 1.35 trillion current US$ | Late-demographic dividend |
| 2010s | 485.56 billion current US$ | 3.87 trillion current US$ | 3.39 trillion current US$ | Late-demographic dividend |
| 2020s | 610.38 billion current US$ | 5.32 trillion current US$ | 4.71 trillion current US$ | Late-demographic dividend |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Republic of Korea or Late-demographic dividend?
- Late-demographic dividend, at 5.74 trillion current US$ against 640.41 billion current US$ in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Republic of Korea and Late-demographic dividend?
- 5.10 trillion current US$, with Late-demographic dividend ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Late-demographic dividend?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Republic of Korea and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- Republic of Korea ranks 10th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 14th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.