Import quality, Mean, US dollar in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Import quality, Mean, US dollar was 0.9478 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Import quality, Mean, US dollar in Republic of Korea, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 0.9478 for import quality, mean, us dollar in 2014.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import quality, mean, us dollar in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.9499 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.7419, in 1981.
That places Republic of Korea 48th out of 166 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Import quality, Mean, US dollar in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.8292 | — |
| 1964 | 0.8104 | -2.3% |
| 1965 | 0.7882 | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.8112 | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.8176 | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.8524 | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.8434 | -1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.8462 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.8249 | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.8174 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.849 | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 0.838 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8393 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.8207 | -2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.8224 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.8308 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8174 | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.7928 | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7419 | -6.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7834 | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 0.7962 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.8236 | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.8238 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8387 | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.8254 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.8383 | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8574 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8527 | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8686 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8742 | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8775 | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8898 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8834 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.885 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.8973 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.8662 | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8396 | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8617 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8762 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8672 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8998 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9178 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9272 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9298 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9499 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9489 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9265 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.941 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9454 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9463 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9447 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9478 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8218 | 0.7882 | 0.8524 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.8306 | 0.8174 | 0.849 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8121 | 0.7419 | 0.8574 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8734 | 0.8396 | 0.8973 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9105 | 0.8617 | 0.9499 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9451 | 0.941 | 0.9478 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import quality, mean, us dollar in Republic of Korea?
- Import quality, mean, us dollar in Republic of Korea was 0.9478 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest import quality, mean, us dollar recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9499 in 2007.
- What is the lowest import quality, mean, us dollar recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7419 in 1981.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for import quality, mean, us dollar?
- Republic of Korea ranks 48th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is import quality, mean, us dollar rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Import quality, Mean, 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.