Korea vs North America: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre

Korea
7.74 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
North America
256,018 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
17th
North America rank
15th

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

  • Korea
  • North America
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 7.74 million current US$ per square kilometre against 256,018 current US$ per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 7.48 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 30.2 times North America's.

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

Korea ranks 17th and North America ranks 15th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea North America Difference Ahead
1970s 81,666 current US$ per square kilometre 9,461 current US$ per square kilometre 72,206 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1980s 360,594 current US$ per square kilometre 28,274 current US$ per square kilometre 332,320 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1990s 1.24 million current US$ per square kilometre 59,080 current US$ per square kilometre 1.18 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2000s 3.12 million current US$ per square kilometre 124,890 current US$ per square kilometre 2.99 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2010s 6.14 million current US$ per square kilometre 186,970 current US$ per square kilometre 5.95 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 7.19 million current US$ per square kilometre 231,712 current US$ per square kilometre 6.96 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre, Korea or North America?
Korea, at 7.74 million current US$ per square kilometre against 256,018 current US$ per square kilometre in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre between Korea and North America?
7.48 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and North America?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Korea and North America rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre?
Korea ranks 17th and North America ranks 15th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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.