Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Korea: Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita

Iran, Islamic Republic of
1.01 billion current LCU per person
in 2025
Korea
20.92 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Iran, Islamic Republic of rank
1st
Korea rank
4th

Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Korea
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How they compare

Iran, Islamic Republic of currently reports 1.01 billion current LCU per person against 20.92 million current LCU per person in Korea, a difference of 984.16 million current LCU per person.

That makes Iran, Islamic Republic of's figure about 48.0 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 1st and Korea ranks 4th of 193 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iran, Islamic Republic of averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran, Islamic Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 3,303 current LCU per person 5,855 current LCU per person 2,551 current LCU per person Korea
1970s 23,889 current LCU per person 100,684 current LCU per person 76,795 current LCU per person Korea
1980s 52,977 current LCU per person 640,960 current LCU per person 587,984 current LCU per person Korea
1990s 528,288 current LCU per person 2.40 million current LCU per person 1.87 million current LCU per person Korea
2000s 6.48 million current LCU per person 6.90 million current LCU per person 422,570 current LCU per person Korea
2010s 37.66 million current LCU per person 13.20 million current LCU per person 24.46 million current LCU per person Iran, Islamic Republic of
2020s 452.38 million current LCU per person 18.00 million current LCU per person 434.38 million current LCU per person Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current lcu), per capita, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Korea?
Iran, Islamic Republic of, at 1.01 billion current LCU per person against 20.92 million current LCU per person in Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current lcu), per capita between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Korea?
984.16 million current LCU per person, with Iran, Islamic Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Korea?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Korea rank globally for imports of goods and services (current lcu), per capita?
Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 1st and Korea ranks 4th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita. 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 (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 9,082 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.