South Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre

South Korea
7.74 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
142,489 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
17th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
19th

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

  • South Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 7.74 million current US$ per square kilometre against 142,489 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 7.60 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 54.3 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 17th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 81,666 current US$ per square kilometre 6,075 current US$ per square kilometre 75,591 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1980s 360,594 current US$ per square kilometre 16,716 current US$ per square kilometre 343,877 current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 1.24 million current US$ per square kilometre 19,630 current US$ per square kilometre 1.22 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 3.12 million current US$ per square kilometre 46,559 current US$ per square kilometre 3.07 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 6.14 million current US$ per square kilometre 100,348 current US$ per square kilometre 6.04 million current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 7.19 million current US$ per square kilometre 120,742 current US$ per square kilometre 7.07 million 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 (current us$), per square kilometre, South Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
South Korea, at 7.74 million current US$ per square kilometre against 142,489 current US$ per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre between South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
7.60 million current US$ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 17th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 19th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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 (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
235 places, 10,792 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Imports of goods and services (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.