Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Korea
6.58 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
110,278 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
17th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
20th

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

  • Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 6.58 million current US$ per square kilometre against 110,278 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 6.47 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 59.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 17th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th of 205 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 8,252 current US$ per square kilometre 662.91 current US$ per square kilometre 7,589 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1970s 83,104 current US$ per square kilometre 4,102 current US$ per square kilometre 79,002 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1980s 359,231 current US$ per square kilometre 11,257 current US$ per square kilometre 347,974 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1990s 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre 14,856 current US$ per square kilometre 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2000s 2.62 million current US$ per square kilometre 36,107 current US$ per square kilometre 2.59 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2010s 5.00 million current US$ per square kilometre 78,565 current US$ per square kilometre 4.92 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 6.29 million current US$ per square kilometre 95,013 current US$ per square kilometre 6.20 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$), per square kilometre, Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Korea, at 6.58 million current US$ per square kilometre against 110,278 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
6.47 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Korea ranks 17th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 20th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.