Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Imports Merchandise, Customs, constant US$, millions

Korea
642,244
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
56,182
in 2023
Korea rank
8th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
7th

Imports Merchandise, Customs, constant US$, millions over time

  • Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 642,244 against 56,182 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 586,062.

That makes Korea's figure about 11.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 8th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 47 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 336,786 39,470 297,317 Korea
2010s 492,812 59,392 433,420 Korea
2020s 625,300 49,927 575,373 Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports merchandise, customs, constant us$, millions, Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Korea, at 642,244 against 56,182 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports merchandise, customs, constant us$, millions between Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
586,062, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for imports merchandise, customs, constant us$, millions?
Korea ranks 8th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 7th of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as Imports Merchandise, Customs, constant US$, millions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Imports Merchandise, Customs, constant US$, millions
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 1,507 data points, 1991–2024
Last refreshed

Merchandise (goods) imports, cost, insurance and freight basis (c.i.f.), in constant US$ millions, not seasonally adjusted. The base year is 2005.