Export unit values, US dollar in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Export unit values, US dollar was 0.7318 in 2014. βΌ Falling
Export unit values, US dollar in Republic of Korea, 1963β2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, export unit values, us dollar in Republic of Korea stood at 0.7318.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export unit values, us dollar in Republic of Korea peaked at 1.11 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.5998, in 1963.
That places Republic of Korea 75th out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8169 | 0.5998 | 0.9663 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.8413 | 0.7006 | 1.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.738 | 0.6539 | 0.8101 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8143 | 0.7291 | 0.9315 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7067 | 0.6404 | 0.8363 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7507 | 0.6847 | 0.8018 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is export unit values, us dollar in Republic of Korea?
- Export unit values, us dollar in Republic of Korea was 0.7318 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest export unit values, us dollar recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 in 1970.
- What is the lowest export unit values, us dollar recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5998 in 1963.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for export unit values, us dollar?
- Republic of Korea ranks 75th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is export unit values, us dollar rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Export unit values, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.