What is the difference in merchandise exports by continent of destination between Republic of Korea and United Arab Emirates?

0.1%, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and United Arab Emirates?

43 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Merchandise exports by continent of destination. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Republic of Korea vs United Arab Emirates: Merchandise exports by continent of destination

Republic of Korea

1.0%

in 2014

United Arab Emirates

0.9%

in 2014

Republic of Korea rank

17th

United Arab Emirates rank

19th

Merchandise exports by continent of destination over time

Republic of Korea
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 1.0% against 0.9% in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 17th and United Arab Emirates ranks 19th of 192 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%	Republic of Korea
1980s	0.5%	0.6%	0.1%	United Arab Emirates
1990s	0.5%	0.8%	0.4%	United Arab Emirates
2000s	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	United Arab Emirates
2010s	1.0%	1.1%	0.2%	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by continent of destination, Republic of Korea or United Arab Emirates?: Republic of Korea, at 1.0% against 0.9% in United Arab Emirates as of 2014.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by continent of destination between Republic of Korea and United Arab Emirates?: 0.1%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and United Arab Emirates?: 43 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2014.
How do Republic of Korea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for merchandise exports by continent of destination?: Republic of Korea ranks 17th and United Arab Emirates ranks 19th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Merchandise exports by continent of destination. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Merchandise exports by continent of destination
Unit: %
Source: Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 10,235 data points, 1827–2014
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Figures correspond to the value of merchandise exports by continental destination as a share of gross domestic product (GDP). All partner countries are classified into continent groupings according to OWID's classification.