Which has higher export quality index, Italy or Republic of Korea?

Republic of Korea, at 0.9837 against 0.9829 in Italy as of 2014.

What is the difference in export quality index between Italy and Republic of Korea?

0.0008, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Republic of Korea?

52 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Republic of Korea: Export quality index

Italy

0.9829

in 2014

Republic of Korea

0.9837

in 2014

Italy rank

22nd

Republic of Korea rank

21st

Export quality index over time

Italy
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 0.9837 against 0.9829 in Italy, a difference of 0.0008.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 22nd and Republic of Korea ranks 21st of 166 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.9643	0.8046	0.1597	Italy
1970s	0.9819	0.8023	0.1796	Italy
1980s	0.9997	0.8388	0.1609	Italy
1990s	1	0.9512	0.049	Italy
2000s	0.994	0.9654	0.0286	Italy
2010s	0.9874	0.9826	0.0048	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher export quality index, Italy or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 0.9837 against 0.9829 in Italy as of 2014.
What is the difference in export quality index between Italy and Republic of Korea?: 0.0008, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Republic of Korea?: 52 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2014.
How do Italy and Republic of Korea rank globally for export quality index?: Italy ranks 22nd and Republic of Korea ranks 21st of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Export quality index (ACM1. Agricultural products)
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 166 places, 7,433 data points, 1963–2014
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.