Finland vs South Korea: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside over time
- Finland
- South Korea
How they compare
Finland currently reports 9.0% against 8.7% in South Korea, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 152nd and South Korea ranks 155th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.6% | 1.4% | 6.2% | Finland |
| 1970s | 8.5% | 2.3% | 6.3% | Finland |
| 1980s | 5.9% | 5.2% | 0.7% | Finland |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 6.3% | 0.6% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 7.1% | 6.9% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 8.8% | 1.7% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.5% | 0.1% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside, Finland or South Korea?
- Finland, at 9.0% against 8.7% in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside between Finland and South Korea?
- 0.3%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and South Korea?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Finland and South Korea rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Finland ranks 152nd and South Korea ranks 155th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.