South Korea vs Upper 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
Upper middle income
183,278 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
19th
Upper middle income rank
18th

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

  • South Korea
  • Upper 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 183,278 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 8.41 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 46.9 times Upper middle income's.

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

South Korea ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 18th 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 Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 440,082 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,118 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 432,964 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 1.29 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15,880 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.27 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 3.47 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 50,992 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3.42 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 7.16 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 122,608 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7.04 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 8.22 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 167,698 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 8.05 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$), per, South Korea or Upper middle income?
South Korea, at 8.59 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 183,278 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between South Korea and Upper middle income?
8.41 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Upper middle income?
42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for exports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?
South Korea ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), 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.