South Korea vs Middle income: Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

South Korea
7.74 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle income
140,889 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
17th
Middle income rank
20th

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • South Korea
  • Middle income
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M197619992023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 7.74 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 140,889 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle income, a difference of 7.60 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 54.9 times Middle income's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 17th and Middle income ranks 20th of 198 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 391,970 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,335 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 385,635 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 1.24 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 13,639 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.23 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 3.16 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 38,793 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3.12 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 6.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 97,085 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6.08 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 7.24 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 127,459 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7.11 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, South Korea or Middle income?
South Korea, at 7.74 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 140,889 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between South Korea and Middle income?
7.60 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Middle income?
42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Middle income rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 17th and Middle income ranks 20th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,368 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (BoP, 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.