South Korea vs Low & middle income: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

South Korea
1.62 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Low & middle income
21,036 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
26th
Low & middle income rank
27th

Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • South Korea
  • Low & middle income
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 1.62 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 21,036 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Low & middle income, a difference of 1.60 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 76.9 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 42 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 26th and Low & middle income ranks 27th of 198 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 50,847 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,151 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 49,696 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 214,045 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,477 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 211,567 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 606,430 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 6,082 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 600,349 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 1.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 15,159 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.16 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 1.37 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 17,377 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.35 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, South Korea or Low & middle income?
South Korea, at 1.62 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 21,036 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Low & middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between South Korea and Low & middle income?
1.60 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Low & middle income?
42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Low & middle income rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 26th and Low & middle income ranks 27th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
245 places, 9,360 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Service imports (BoP, 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.