Euro area vs South Korea: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within

Euro area
3.1%
in 2023
South Korea
32.9%
in 2023
Euro area rank
46th
South Korea rank
45th

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within over time

  • Euro area
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 32.9% against 3.1% in Euro area, a difference of 29.8%.

That makes South Korea's figure about 10.5 times Euro area's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 46th and South Korea ranks 45th of 46 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 0.5% 4.0% 3.5% South Korea
1970s 0.4% 6.1% 5.7% South Korea
1980s 0.5% 6.5% 6.0% South Korea
1990s 1.1% 11.9% 10.8% South Korea
2000s 1.9% 21.6% 19.7% South Korea
2010s 2.8% 27.3% 24.5% South Korea
2020s 3.0% 32.5% 29.5% South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within, Euro area or South Korea?
South Korea, at 32.9% against 3.1% in Euro area as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within between Euro area and South Korea?
29.8%, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and South Korea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Euro area and South Korea rank globally for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
Euro area ranks 46th and South Korea ranks 45th of 46 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)
Unit
% of total merchandise imports
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 13,090 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.