South Korea vs World: Exports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre

South Korea
7.81 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
World
240,500 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
18th
World rank
15th

Exports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • South Korea
  • World
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 7.81 million current US$ per square kilometre against 240,500 current US$ per square kilometre in World, a difference of 7.57 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 32.5 times World's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 18th and World ranks 15th of 190 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea World Difference Ahead
1970s 65,182 current US$ per square kilometre 9,554 current US$ per square kilometre 55,628 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 374,568 current US$ per square kilometre 25,361 current US$ per square kilometre 349,207 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 1.26 million current US$ per square kilometre 47,652 current US$ per square kilometre 1.21 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 3.25 million current US$ per square kilometre 98,424 current US$ per square kilometre 3.15 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 6.76 million current US$ per square kilometre 175,198 current US$ per square kilometre 6.59 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 7.54 million current US$ per square kilometre 218,416 current US$ per square kilometre 7.33 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre, South Korea or World?
South Korea, at 7.81 million current US$ per square kilometre against 240,500 current US$ per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in exports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre between South Korea and World?
7.57 million current US$ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and World?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do South Korea and World rank globally for exports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 18th and World ranks 15th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Exports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
234 places, 10,747 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Exports of goods and services (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.