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$), per unit of GDP over time
- Iraq
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.3375 current US$ 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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About this data
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.