Korea vs South Africa: Exports, US dollar

Korea
10.76 million
in 2014
South Africa
12.17 million
in 2014
Korea rank
33rd
South Africa rank
31st

Exports, US dollar over time

  • Korea
  • South Africa
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M196319882014

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 12.17 million against 10.76 million in Korea, a difference of 1.41 million.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1963 it was South Africa ahead.

Korea ranks 33rd and South Africa ranks 31st of 166 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 47,746 724,471 676,726 South Africa
1970s 586,532 1.62 million 1.04 million South Africa
1980s 1.69 million 2.09 million 402,749 South Africa
1990s 3.20 million 3.12 million 85,311 Korea
2000s 4.30 million 6.07 million 1.76 million South Africa
2010s 10.27 million 11.55 million 1.28 million South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exports, us dollar, Korea or South Africa?
South Africa, at 12.17 million against 10.76 million in Korea as of 2014.
What is the difference in exports, us dollar between Korea and South Africa?
1.41 million, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and South Africa?
52 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2014.
How do Korea and South Africa rank globally for exports, us dollar?
Korea ranks 33rd and South Africa ranks 31st of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Exports, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Exports, US dollar (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

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.