IDA total vs Korea: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
IDA total
362.38 current US$ per person
in 2025
Korea
12,226 current US$ per person
in 2025
IDA total rank
39th
Korea rank
42nd
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time
- IDA total
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 12,226 current US$ per person against 362.38 current US$ per person in IDA total, a difference of 11,864 current US$ per person.
That makes Korea's figure about 33.7 times IDA total's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was IDA total ahead.
IDA total ranks 39th and Korea ranks 42nd of 45 groups.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | IDA total | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.38 current US$ per person | 25.57 current US$ per person | 7.19 current US$ per person | Korea |
| 1970s | 47.35 current US$ per person | 222.62 current US$ per person | 175.26 current US$ per person | Korea |
| 1980s | 80.07 current US$ per person | 848.61 current US$ per person | 768.54 current US$ per person | Korea |
| 1990s | 83.01 current US$ per person | 2,360 current US$ per person | 2,277 current US$ per person | Korea |
| 2000s | 149.93 current US$ per person | 5,255 current US$ per person | 5,105 current US$ per person | Korea |
| 2010s | 290.15 current US$ per person | 9,591 current US$ per person | 9,301 current US$ per person | Korea |
| 2020s | 330.35 current US$ per person | 11,986 current US$ per person | 11,656 current US$ per person | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, IDA total or Korea?
- Korea, at 12,226 current US$ per person against 362.38 current US$ per person in IDA total as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between IDA total and Korea?
- 11,864 current US$ per person, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do IDA total and Korea rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- IDA total ranks 39th and Korea ranks 42nd of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.