Korea vs Upper middle income: Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre
Korea
7.74 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Upper middle income
162,854 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
17th
Upper middle income rank
18th
Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Korea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Korea currently reports 7.74 million current US$ per square kilometre against 162,854 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 7.57 million current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Korea's figure about 47.5 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 190 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,083 current US$ per square kilometre | 667.06 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,416 current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1970s | 81,666 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,065 current US$ per square kilometre | 78,601 current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1980s | 360,594 current US$ per square kilometre | 8,138 current US$ per square kilometre | 352,456 current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 1990s | 1.24 million current US$ per square kilometre | 16,426 current US$ per square kilometre | 1.23 million current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2000s | 3.12 million current US$ per square kilometre | 45,718 current US$ per square kilometre | 3.07 million current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2010s | 6.14 million current US$ per square kilometre | 112,508 current US$ per square kilometre | 6.03 million current US$ per square kilometre | Korea |
| 2020s | 7.19 million current US$ per square kilometre | 147,698 current US$ per square kilometre | 7.05 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$), per square kilometre, Korea or Upper middle income?
- Korea, at 7.74 million current US$ per square kilometre against 162,854 current US$ per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre between Korea and Upper middle income?
- 7.57 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Upper middle income?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Korea ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.