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

Korea
631,476
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
448,498
in 2024
Korea rank
11th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
8th

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

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

Korea currently reports 631,476 against 448,498 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 182,978.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.4 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

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

Korea ranks 11th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 110,373 68,454 41,919 Korea
2000s 254,228 156,194 98,035 Korea
2010s 487,087 358,721 128,366 Korea
2020s 617,625 429,750 187,875 Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj., Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Korea, at 631,476 against 448,498 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj. between Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
182,978, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj.?
Korea ranks 11th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions, seas. adj.. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.