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

South Korea
7.74 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Small states
265,173 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
17th
Small states rank
14th

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

  • South Korea
  • Small states
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M197619992023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 7.74 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 265,173 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Small states, a difference of 7.47 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 29.2 times Small states's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 17th and Small states ranks 14th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Small states Difference Ahead
1970s 234,325 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 16,576 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 217,749 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 369,189 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 22,662 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 346,527 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 1.24 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 42,378 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.20 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 3.16 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 95,017 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 3.06 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 6.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 168,635 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6.01 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 7.24 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 227,334 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7.01 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$), per square kilometre, South Korea or Small states?
South Korea, at 7.74 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 265,173 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Small states as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between South Korea and Small states?
7.47 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Small states?
45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Small states rank globally for imports of goods and services (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 17th and Small states ranks 14th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$), 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.