Iraq vs South Korea: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Iraq
0.3349 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Korea
0.3375 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iraq rank
101st
South Korea rank
98th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Iraq
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.3375 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3349 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iraq, a difference of 0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 101st and South Korea ranks 98th of 203 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1911 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1627 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iraq
1970s 0.1984 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.281 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0826 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea
1980s 0.2735 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2916 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0181 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea
1990s 0.3993 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1691 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iraq
2000s 0.3634 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.284 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0794 current US$ per US$ of GDP Iraq
2010s 0.2515 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3245 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.073 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea
2020s 0.2577 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3357 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.078 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Iraq or South Korea?
South Korea, at 0.3375 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3349 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Iraq and South Korea?
0.0026 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Korea?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iraq and South Korea rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Iraq ranks 101st and South Korea ranks 98th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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