China vs Korea: Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate
China
0.3692 % change on previous year
in 2025
Korea
0.6183 % change on previous year
in 2025
China rank
162nd
Korea rank
161st
Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- China
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.6183 % change on previous year against 0.3692 % change on previous year in China, a difference of 0.2491 % change on previous year.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.7 times China's.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was China ahead.
China ranks 162nd and Korea ranks 161st of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 5 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6076 % change on previous year | 19.46 % change on previous year | 18.86 % change on previous year | Korea |
| 1970s | 27.1 % change on previous year | 30.01 % change on previous year | 2.91 % change on previous year | Korea |
| 1980s | 14.13 % change on previous year | 12.47 % change on previous year | 1.65 % change on previous year | China |
| 1990s | 14.99 % change on previous year | 9.7 % change on previous year | 5.29 % change on previous year | China |
| 2000s | 20.81 % change on previous year | 12.42 % change on previous year | 8.39 % change on previous year | China |
| 2010s | 10.06 % change on previous year | 5.5 % change on previous year | 4.56 % change on previous year | China |
| 2020s | 5.1 % change on previous year | 4.84 % change on previous year | 0.266 % change on previous year | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), annual growth rate, China or Korea?
- Korea, at 0.6183 % change on previous year against 0.3692 % change on previous year in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), annual growth rate between China and Korea?
- 0.2491 % change on previous year, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do China and Korea rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), annual growth rate?
- China ranks 162nd and Korea ranks 161st of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Imports of goods and services (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.