Republic of Korea vs Portugal: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita

Republic of Korea
12,226 current US$ per person
in 2025
Portugal
11,648 current US$ per person
in 2025
Republic of Korea rank
42nd
Portugal rank
45th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Portugal
05.0k10.0k15.0k196019922025

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 12,226 current US$ per person against 11,648 current US$ per person in Portugal, a difference of 578 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 45th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Portugal Difference Ahead
1960s 25.57 current US$ per person 94.7 current US$ per person 69.13 current US$ per person Portugal
1970s 222.62 current US$ per person 410.52 current US$ per person 187.9 current US$ per person Portugal
1980s 848.61 current US$ per person 1,134 current US$ per person 285.85 current US$ per person Portugal
1990s 2,360 current US$ per person 3,118 current US$ per person 757.55 current US$ per person Portugal
2000s 5,255 current US$ per person 5,762 current US$ per person 506.61 current US$ per person Portugal
2010s 9,591 current US$ per person 7,492 current US$ per person 2,099 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
2020s 11,986 current US$ per person 10,220 current US$ per person 1,766 current US$ per person Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Republic of Korea or Portugal?
Republic of Korea, at 12,226 current US$ per person against 11,648 current US$ per person in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Republic of Korea and Portugal?
578 current US$ per person, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Portugal?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Republic of Korea and Portugal rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
Republic of Korea ranks 42nd and Portugal ranks 45th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 14,842 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.