South Korea vs Lower middle income: ICT service exports (BoP, current US$)

South Korea
18.72 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Lower middle income
190.68 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
South Korea rank
17th
Lower middle income rank
14th

ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) over time

  • South Korea
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 190.68 billion BoP, current US$ against 18.72 billion BoP, current US$ in South Korea, a difference of 171.96 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 10.2 times South Korea's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 17th and Lower middle income ranks 14th of 189 countries.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Lower middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 485.81 million BoP, current US$ 26.82 billion BoP, current US$ 26.33 billion BoP, current US$ Lower middle income
2010s 3.51 billion BoP, current US$ 81.43 billion BoP, current US$ 77.92 billion BoP, current US$ Lower middle income
2020s 14.03 billion BoP, current US$ 151.41 billion BoP, current US$ 137.38 billion BoP, current US$ Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher ict service exports, South Korea or Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 190.68 billion BoP, current US$ against 18.72 billion BoP, current US$ in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in ict service exports between South Korea and Lower middle income?
171.96 billion BoP, current US$, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Lower middle income?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do South Korea and Lower middle income rank globally for ict service exports?
South Korea ranks 17th and Lower middle income ranks 14th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as ICT service exports (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
236 places, 6,397 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Information and communication technology service exports include computer and communications services (telecommunications and postal and courier services) and information services (computer data and news-related service transactions). Data are in current U.S. dollars.