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

Republic of Korea
0.3375 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Romania
0.3407 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Republic of Korea rank
98th
Romania rank
96th

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

  • Republic of Korea
  • Romania
0.10.20.30.4196019922025

How they compare

Romania currently reports 0.3407 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3375 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 98th and Romania ranks 96th of 203 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Romania Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2545 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2036 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0509 current US$ per US$ of GDP Republic of Korea
1990s 0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2607 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP Romania
2000s 0.284 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3915 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1074 current US$ per US$ of GDP Romania
2010s 0.3245 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3923 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0677 current US$ per US$ of GDP Romania
2020s 0.3357 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3834 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0478 current US$ per US$ of GDP Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Republic of Korea or Romania?
Romania, at 0.3407 current US$ 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$), per unit of gdp between Republic of Korea and Romania?
0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Romania?
39 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
How do Republic of Korea and Romania rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Republic of Korea ranks 98th and Romania ranks 96th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.