Iran vs South Korea: Changes in inventories

Iran
34,944.30 trillion current LCU
in 2024
South Korea
21.34 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Iran rank
1st
South Korea rank
4th

Changes in inventories over time

  • Iran
  • South Korea
010,000.0T20,000.0T30,000.0T196019922025

How they compare

Iran currently reports 34,944.30 trillion current LCU against 21.34 trillion current LCU in South Korea, a difference of 34,922.96 trillion current LCU.

That makes Iran's figure about 1,637.6 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Korea ahead.

Iran ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 4th of 185 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 6.02 billion current LCU 18.69 billion current LCU 12.67 billion current LCU South Korea
1970s -77.73 billion current LCU 300.14 billion current LCU 377.87 billion current LCU South Korea
1980s -640.88 billion current LCU 4.02 trillion current LCU 4.66 trillion current LCU South Korea
1990s 5.66 trillion current LCU 8.07 trillion current LCU 2.41 trillion current LCU South Korea
2000s 208.91 trillion current LCU 15.94 trillion current LCU 192.97 trillion current LCU Iran
2010s 1,460.28 trillion current LCU 15.83 trillion current LCU 1,444.45 trillion current LCU Iran
2020s 18,796.03 trillion current LCU 14.78 trillion current LCU 18,781.25 trillion current LCU Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher changes in inventories, Iran or South Korea?
Iran, at 34,944.30 trillion current LCU against 21.34 trillion current LCU in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in changes in inventories between Iran and South Korea?
34,922.96 trillion current LCU, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and South Korea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Iran and South Korea rank globally for changes in inventories?
Iran ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 4th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Changes in inventories (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Changes in inventories (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 7,889 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.