Trade, Overall in Korea

Korea: Trade, Overall was 0.9539 in 2014. β–² Rising

Latest (2014)
0.9539
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
37th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.9539
in 2014
All-time low
0.2665
in 1974
Years of data
42
1973–2014

Trade, Overall in Korea, 1973–2014

0.20.40.60.811973199320141973: 0.31974: 0.2671975: 0.2671976: 0.2671977: 0.2671978: 0.3331979: 0.3671980: 0.41981: 0.41982: 0.5181983: 0.5181984: 0.5181985: 0.5181986: 0.6221987: 0.5961988: 0.6351989: 0.671990: 0.6851991: 0.6851992: 0.7011993: 0.7011994: 0.7011995: 0.7261996: 0.7141997: 0.7181998: 0.7131999: 0.7252000: 0.7172001: 0.8172002: 0.8152003: 0.8212004: 0.8192005: 0.8242006: 0.8192007: 0.8932008: 0.8862009: 0.8812010: 0.8772011: 0.9152012: 0.9172013: 0.9152014: 0.954

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Korea recorded 0.9539 for trade, overall in 2014. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, trade, overall in Korea peaked at 0.9539 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2665, in 1974.

That places Korea 37th out of 90 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.2951 0.2665 0.3665 7
1980s 0.5395 0.3999 0.6695 10
1990s 0.7067 0.6846 0.7265 10
2000s 0.8293 0.7168 0.893 10
2010s 0.9157 0.877 0.9539 5

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 34 Hungary 0.9543 compare
  2. 35 Romania 0.954 compare
  3. 36 Bulgaria 0.954 compare
  4. 38 Philippines 0.9488 compare
  5. 39 Jordan 0.9471 compare
  6. 40 Chile 0.9469 compare

See the full ranking of 90 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is trade, overall in Korea?
Trade, overall in Korea was 0.9539 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest trade, overall recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.9539 in 2014.
What is the lowest trade, overall recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2665 in 1974.
How does Korea rank for trade, overall?
Korea ranks 37th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
Is trade, overall rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Trade, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Trade, Overall
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International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
90 places, 2,898 data points, 1973–2014
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