Korea vs Middle income: Service imports (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Korea
1.62 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle income
25,260 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
26th
Middle income rank
23rd

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

  • Korea
  • Middle income
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 1.62 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 25,260 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle income, a difference of 1.59 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 64.0 times Middle income's.

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

Korea ranks 26th and Middle income ranks 23rd of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 50,847 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1,305 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 49,542 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1990s 214,045 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 2,852 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 211,193 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2000s 606,430 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 7,045 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 599,385 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2010s 1.18 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 18,106 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.16 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 1.37 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 20,824 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 1.35 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Korea or Middle income?
Korea, at 1.62 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 25,260 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Korea and Middle income?
1.59 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Middle income?
42 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2023.
How do Korea and Middle income rank globally for service imports (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Korea ranks 26th and Middle income ranks 23rd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Service imports (BoP, current US$), 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.