Egypt vs Korea: Trade in services as share of GDP
Egypt
17.4%
in 2025
Korea
17.9%
in 2025
Egypt rank
115th
Korea rank
113th
Trade in services as share of GDP over time
- Egypt
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 17.9% against 17.4% in Egypt, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 115th and Korea ranks 113th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 4 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.8% | 12.5% | 8.3% | Egypt |
| 1980s | 18.9% | 10.6% | 8.3% | Egypt |
| 1990s | 23.4% | 8.7% | 14.7% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 12.3% | 10.4% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 14.1% | 0.5% | Korea |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 14.9% | 2.0% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher trade in services as share of gdp, Egypt or Korea?
- Korea, at 17.9% against 17.4% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in trade in services as share of gdp between Egypt and Korea?
- 0.5%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Korea?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Korea rank globally for trade in services as share of gdp?
- Egypt ranks 115th and Korea ranks 113th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (IMF), OECD, and World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Trade in services as 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
Total services trade (exports and imports) divided by gross domestic product (GDP).