Jordan vs South Korea: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Jordan
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 71.6% against 71.2% in Jordan, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 65th and South Korea ranks 63rd of 204 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 6 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 32.4% | 26.9% | 5.6% | Jordan |
| 1970s | 56.3% | 48.1% | 8.2% | Jordan |
| 1980s | 70.5% | 57.4% | 13.1% | Jordan |
| 1990s | 80.9% | 46.1% | 34.8% | Jordan |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 58.7% | 35.8% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 68.6% | 1.4% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 68.4% | 2.3% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Jordan or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 71.6% against 71.2% in Jordan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Jordan and South Korea?
- 0.4%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and South Korea?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Jordan and South Korea rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Jordan ranks 65th and South Korea ranks 63rd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.