Korea vs Low income: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita

Korea
14,708 current US$ per person
in 2025
Low income
284 current US$ per person
in 2025
Korea rank
47th
Low income rank
45th

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

  • Korea
  • Low income
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 14,708 current US$ per person against 284 current US$ per person in Low income, a difference of 14,424 current US$ per person.

That makes Korea's figure about 51.8 times Low income's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 47th and Low income ranks 45th of 193 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Low income Difference Ahead
1990s 3,134 current US$ per person 85.28 current US$ per person 3,049 current US$ per person Korea
2000s 6,241 current US$ per person 147.83 current US$ per person 6,093 current US$ per person Korea
2010s 11,778 current US$ per person 227.74 current US$ per person 11,550 current US$ per person Korea
2020s 13,930 current US$ per person 244.04 current US$ per person 13,686 current US$ per person Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per capita, Korea or Low income?
Korea, at 14,708 current US$ per person against 284 current US$ per person in Low income as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per capita between Korea and Low income?
14,424 current US$ per person, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Low income?
32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
How do Korea and Low income rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per capita?
Korea ranks 47th and Low income ranks 45th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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 US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
238 places, 11,471 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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