Korea vs Low income: Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions, seas. adj.

Korea
631,476
in 2024
Low income
19,728
in 2024
Korea rank
11th
Low income rank
10th

Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions, seas. adj. over time

  • Korea
  • Low income
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 631,476 against 19,728 in Low income, a difference of 611,748.

That makes Korea's figure about 32.0 times Low income's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 11th and Low income ranks 10th of 121 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Low income Difference Ahead
1990s 110,373 1,785 108,587 Korea
2000s 254,228 3,468 250,760 Korea
2010s 487,087 8,584 478,503 Korea
2020s 617,625 15,374 602,251 Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj., Korea or Low income?
Korea, at 631,476 against 19,728 in Low income as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj. between Korea and Low income?
611,748, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Low income?
34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Korea and Low income rank globally for imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj.?
Korea ranks 11th and Low income ranks 10th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions, seas. adj.. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions, seas. adj.
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 4,013 data points, 1991–2024
Last refreshed

Merchandise (goods) imports, cost, insurance and freight basis (c.i.f.), in current US$ millions, seasonally adjusted.