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

Korea
7.74 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
World
234,099 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
17th
World rank
16th

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

  • Korea
  • World
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M196119922023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 7.74 million current US$ per square kilometre against 234,099 current US$ per square kilometre in World, a difference of 7.50 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 33.1 times World's.

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

Korea ranks 17th and World ranks 16th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea World Difference Ahead
1970s 81,666 current US$ per square kilometre 9,641 current US$ per square kilometre 72,025 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1980s 360,594 current US$ per square kilometre 26,075 current US$ per square kilometre 334,518 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1990s 1.24 million current US$ per square kilometre 46,966 current US$ per square kilometre 1.19 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2000s 3.12 million current US$ per square kilometre 97,046 current US$ per square kilometre 3.02 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2010s 6.14 million current US$ per square kilometre 170,483 current US$ per square kilometre 5.97 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 7.19 million current US$ per square kilometre 212,438 current US$ per square kilometre 6.98 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$), per square kilometre, Korea or World?
Korea, at 7.74 million current US$ per square kilometre against 234,099 current US$ per square kilometre in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre between Korea and World?
7.50 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and World?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Korea and World rank globally for imports of goods and services (current us$), per square kilometre?
Korea ranks 17th and World ranks 16th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods and services (current US$), 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.