Republic of Korea vs Middle income: Merchandise imports (current US$), per square kilometre

Republic of Korea
6.58 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle income
117,987 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
17th
Middle income rank
18th

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

  • Republic of Korea
  • Middle income
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 6.58 million current US$ per square kilometre against 117,987 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle income, a difference of 6.47 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 55.8 times Middle income's.

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

Republic of Korea ranks 17th and Middle income ranks 18th of 205 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 Middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 8,252 current US$ per square kilometre 566.08 current US$ per square kilometre 7,686 current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1970s 83,104 current US$ per square kilometre 2,194 current US$ per square kilometre 80,910 current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1980s 359,231 current US$ per square kilometre 5,816 current US$ per square kilometre 353,415 current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1990s 1.10 million current US$ per square kilometre 12,114 current US$ per square kilometre 1.09 million current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2000s 2.62 million current US$ per square kilometre 35,231 current US$ per square kilometre 2.59 million current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2010s 5.00 million current US$ per square kilometre 83,802 current US$ per square kilometre 4.92 million current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2020s 6.29 million current US$ per square kilometre 109,251 current US$ per square kilometre 6.18 million current US$ per square kilometre Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre, Republic of Korea or Middle income?
Republic of Korea, at 6.58 million current US$ per square kilometre against 117,987 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre between Republic of Korea and Middle income?
6.47 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Middle income?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and Middle income rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Republic of Korea ranks 17th and Middle income ranks 18th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.