Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Tonga: Value of exported goods as a share of GDP

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
4.3%
in 1992
Tonga
3.7%
in 2014
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
189th
Tonga rank
191st

Value of exported goods as a share of GDP over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 4.3% against 3.7% in Tonga, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.2 times Tonga's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Tonga ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 189th and Tonga ranks 191st of 193 countries.

Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Tonga Difference Ahead
1970s 5.0% 18.6% 13.5% Tonga
1980s 6.6% 12.2% 5.6% Tonga
1990s 6.3% 15.7% 9.4% Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher value of exported goods as a share of gdp, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Tonga?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 4.3% against 3.7% in Tonga as of 1992.
What is the difference in value of exported goods as a share of gdp between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Tonga?
0.6%, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Tonga?
18 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 1992.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Tonga rank globally for value of exported goods as a share of gdp?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 189th and Tonga ranks 191st of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Value of exported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Value of exported goods as a share of GDP
Unit
%
Source
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 12,835 data points, 1827–2014
Last refreshed

Total value of merchandise exports divided by gross domestic product (GDP), expressed as a percentage.