Republic of Korea vs Pre-demographic dividend: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita

Republic of Korea
12,226 current US$ per person
in 2025
Pre-demographic dividend
329.88 current US$ per person
in 2025
Republic of Korea rank
42nd
Pre-demographic dividend rank
41st

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

  • Republic of Korea
  • Pre-demographic dividend
05.0k10.0k15.0k196019922025

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 12,226 current US$ per person against 329.88 current US$ per person in Pre-demographic dividend, a difference of 11,896 current US$ per person.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 37.1 times Pre-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pre-demographic dividend ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 42nd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 41st of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Pre-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1960s 25.57 current US$ per person 20.53 current US$ per person 5.04 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
1970s 222.62 current US$ per person 65.99 current US$ per person 156.62 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
1980s 848.61 current US$ per person 122.85 current US$ per person 725.77 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
1990s 2,360 current US$ per person 74.76 current US$ per person 2,285 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
2000s 5,255 current US$ per person 166.81 current US$ per person 5,088 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
2010s 9,591 current US$ per person 305.99 current US$ per person 9,285 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
2020s 11,986 current US$ per person 294.97 current US$ per person 11,691 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$), per capita, Republic of Korea or Pre-demographic dividend?
Republic of Korea, at 12,226 current US$ per person against 329.88 current US$ per person in Pre-demographic dividend as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Republic of Korea and Pre-demographic dividend?
11,896 current US$ per person, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Pre-demographic dividend?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Republic of Korea and Pre-demographic dividend rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
Republic of Korea ranks 42nd and Pre-demographic dividend ranks 41st of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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
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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.