What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Jamaica and Republic of Korea?

0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Jamaica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Republic of Korea?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Jamaica vs Republic of Korea: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Jamaica

0.3384 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Republic of Korea

0.3375 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Jamaica rank

97th

Republic of Korea rank

98th

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

Jamaica
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 0.3384 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3375 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 97th and Republic of Korea ranks 98th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.3094 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1627 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1468 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Jamaica
1970s	0.3538 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.281 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0728 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Jamaica
1980s	0.4305 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2916 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1389 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Jamaica
1990s	0.399 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1688 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Jamaica
2000s	0.4337 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.284 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1497 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Jamaica
2010s	0.3888 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3245 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0643 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Jamaica
2020s	0.3544 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3357 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0188 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Jamaica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Jamaica or Republic of Korea?: Jamaica, at 0.3384 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3375 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Republic of Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Jamaica and Republic of Korea?: 0.0009 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Republic of Korea?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and Republic of Korea rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Jamaica ranks 97th and Republic of Korea ranks 98th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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: 18 August 2026

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.