Korea vs Qatar: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita

Korea
12,226 current US$ per person
in 2025
Qatar
12,629 current US$ per person
in 2025
Korea rank
42nd
Qatar rank
40th

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

  • Korea
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 12,629 current US$ per person against 12,226 current US$ per person in Korea, a difference of 403 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Qatar ahead.

Korea ranks 42nd and Qatar ranks 40th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Qatar Difference Ahead
1960s 25.57 current US$ per person 854.95 current US$ per person 829.38 current US$ per person Qatar
1970s 222.62 current US$ per person 2,697 current US$ per person 2,474 current US$ per person Qatar
1980s 848.61 current US$ per person 3,944 current US$ per person 3,096 current US$ per person Qatar
1990s 2,360 current US$ per person 4,770 current US$ per person 2,410 current US$ per person Qatar
2000s 5,255 current US$ per person 11,414 current US$ per person 6,159 current US$ per person Qatar
2010s 9,591 current US$ per person 13,618 current US$ per person 4,027 current US$ per person Qatar
2020s 11,986 current US$ per person 11,668 current US$ per person 318.21 current US$ per person Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Korea or Qatar?
Qatar, at 12,629 current US$ per person against 12,226 current US$ per person in Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Korea and Qatar?
403 current US$ per person, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Qatar?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Korea and Qatar rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
Korea ranks 42nd and Qatar ranks 40th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.