South Korea vs Middle income: Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per

South Korea
8.59 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle income
152,917 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
19th
Middle income rank
19th

Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per over time

  • South Korea
  • Middle income
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M197619992023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 8.59 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 152,917 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle income, a difference of 8.44 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 56.2 times Middle income's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 19th and Middle income ranks 19th of 197 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 440,082 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,414 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 433,668 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 1.29 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,579 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.28 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 3.47 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 43,404 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3.43 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 7.16 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 102,754 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7.06 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 8.22 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 138,888 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8.08 million BoP, 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, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per, South Korea or Middle income?
South Korea, at 8.59 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 152,917 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between South Korea and Middle income?
8.44 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Middle income?
42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Middle income rank globally for exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
South Korea ranks 19th and Middle income ranks 19th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), 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, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
242 places, 9,161 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, 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.