Korea vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square

Korea
17.55 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
308,473 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
20th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
19th

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square over time

  • Korea
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M196119922023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 17.55 million current US$ per square kilometre against 308,473 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 17.24 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 56.9 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 20th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 441,947 current US$ per square kilometre 25,938 current US$ per square kilometre 416,009 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1980s 1.17 million current US$ per square kilometre 37,039 current US$ per square kilometre 1.13 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1990s 4.35 million current US$ per square kilometre 78,166 current US$ per square kilometre 4.28 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2000s 8.19 million current US$ per square kilometre 130,108 current US$ per square kilometre 8.06 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2010s 14.37 million current US$ per square kilometre 250,609 current US$ per square kilometre 14.12 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 17.30 million current US$ per square kilometre 256,850 current US$ per square kilometre 17.04 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square, Korea or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Korea, at 17.55 million current US$ per square kilometre against 308,473 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square between Korea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
17.24 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Korea and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per square?
Korea ranks 20th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 19th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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
243 places, 10,300 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.