Greece vs Korea: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
Greece
35.4%
in 2024
Korea
33.7%
in 2024
Greece rank
88th
Korea rank
89th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time
- Greece
- Korea
How they compare
Greece currently reports 35.4% against 33.7% in Korea, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 88th and Korea ranks 89th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.0% | 14.7% | 3.7% | Korea |
| 1970s | 13.7% | 26.6% | 12.9% | Korea |
| 1980s | 15.1% | 26.5% | 11.3% | Korea |
| 1990s | 19.1% | 22.6% | 3.6% | Korea |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 28.4% | 3.6% | Korea |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 32.4% | 6.5% | Korea |
| 2020s | 36.2% | 33.4% | 2.8% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Greece or Korea?
- Greece, at 35.4% against 33.7% in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Greece and Korea?
- 1.7%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Korea?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Korea rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Greece ranks 88th and Korea ranks 89th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imported 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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About this data
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).