Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Korea: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
123,329 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea
6.58 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
17th
Korea rank
17th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Korea
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 6.58 million current US$ per square kilometre against 123,329 current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 6.46 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 53.4 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Korea ranks 17th of 45 groups.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 13,097 current US$ per square kilometre 1.18 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.17 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2000s 39,633 current US$ per square kilometre 2.62 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.59 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2010s 78,883 current US$ per square kilometre 5.00 million current US$ per square kilometre 4.92 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 103,636 current US$ per square kilometre 6.29 million current US$ per square kilometre 6.19 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Korea?
Korea, at 6.58 million current US$ per square kilometre against 123,329 current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Korea?
6.46 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Korea?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Korea rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 17th and Korea ranks 17th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
252 places, 14,042 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.