South Korea vs Vanuatu: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP

South Korea
0.3102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Vanuatu
0.3036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
South Korea rank
105th
Vanuatu rank
108th

Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • South Korea
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.3102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Vanuatu ahead.

South Korea ranks 105th and Vanuatu ranks 108th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Vanuatu in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 0.2443 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3803 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
1990s 0.2145 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3323 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
2000s 0.2758 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3349 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0591 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
2010s 0.3259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.3233 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea
2020s 0.3086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2743 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0342 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, South Korea or Vanuatu?
South Korea, at 0.3102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Vanuatu as of 2025.
What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between South Korea and Vanuatu?
0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Vanuatu?
41 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
How do South Korea and Vanuatu rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
South Korea ranks 105th and Vanuatu ranks 108th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,704 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.