Italy vs Korea: Imports of goods and services
Imports of goods and services over time
- Italy
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 3.8% against 3.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Korea ahead.
Italy ranks 104th and Korea ranks 101st of 178 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.0% | 18.7% | 13.8% | Korea |
| 1980s | 5.1% | 9.3% | 4.2% | Korea |
| 1990s | 4.8% | 11.0% | 6.2% | Korea |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 8.6% | 6.7% | Korea |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 5.3% | 3.0% | Korea |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 3.4% | 0.6% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services, Italy or Korea?
- Korea, at 3.8% against 3.6% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services between Italy and Korea?
- 0.2%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Korea?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Korea rank globally for imports of goods and services?
- Italy ranks 104th and Korea ranks 101st of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.