Korea vs Upper middle income: Exports of goods, services and primary income
Exports of goods, services and primary income over time
- Korea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 9.31 trillion BoP, current US$ against 942.10 billion BoP, current US$ in Korea, a difference of 8.37 trillion BoP, current US$.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 9.9 times Korea's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 13th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 199 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.45 billion BoP, current US$ | 285.01 billion BoP, current US$ | 242.56 billion BoP, current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 124.50 billion BoP, current US$ | 693.85 billion BoP, current US$ | 569.34 billion BoP, current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 336.17 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.26 trillion BoP, current US$ | 1.93 trillion BoP, current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 697.84 billion BoP, current US$ | 5.45 trillion BoP, current US$ | 4.75 trillion BoP, current US$ | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 844.62 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.97 trillion BoP, current US$ | 7.13 trillion BoP, current US$ | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exports of goods, services and primary income, Korea or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 9.31 trillion BoP, current US$ against 942.10 billion BoP, current US$ in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in exports of goods, services and primary income between Korea and Upper middle income?
- 8.37 trillion BoP, current US$, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Upper middle income?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for exports of goods, services and primary income?
- Korea ranks 13th and Upper middle income ranks 14th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.