Korea vs Viet Nam: Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per square kilometre

Korea
10.10 billion current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Viet Nam
25.77 billion current LCU per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
4th
Viet Nam rank
2nd

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

  • Korea
  • Viet Nam
010.0B20.0B30.0B196119922023

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 25.77 billion current LCU per square kilometre against 10.10 billion current LCU per square kilometre in Korea, a difference of 15.66 billion current LCU per square kilometre.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 2.6 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 4th and Viet Nam ranks 2nd of 190 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1980s 373.50 million current LCU per square kilometre 9.53 million current LCU per square kilometre 363.97 million current LCU per square kilometre Korea
1990s 1.13 billion current LCU per square kilometre 312.42 million current LCU per square kilometre 813.64 million current LCU per square kilometre Korea
2000s 3.44 billion current LCU per square kilometre 2.20 billion current LCU per square kilometre 1.24 billion current LCU per square kilometre Korea
2010s 6.88 billion current LCU per square kilometre 11.79 billion current LCU per square kilometre 4.91 billion current LCU per square kilometre Viet Nam
2020s 8.90 billion current LCU per square kilometre 24.67 billion current LCU per square kilometre 15.77 billion current LCU per square kilometre Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre, Korea or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 25.77 billion current LCU per square kilometre against 10.10 billion current LCU per square kilometre in Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre between Korea and Viet Nam?
15.66 billion current LCU per square kilometre, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Viet Nam?
38 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2023.
How do Korea and Viet Nam rank globally for imports of goods and services (current lcu), per square kilometre?
Korea ranks 4th and Viet Nam ranks 2nd of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current LCU), 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 (current LCU), per square kilometre
Unit
current LCU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 8,505 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (current LCU) 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.