Which has higher energy imports and exports, Italy or Republic of Korea?

Republic of Korea, at 84.6% against 79.6% in Italy as of 2023.

What is the difference in energy imports and exports between Italy and Republic of Korea?

5.0%, with Republic of Korea ahead.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Energy imports and exports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Republic of Korea: Energy imports and exports

Italy

79.6%

in 2023

Republic of Korea

84.6%

in 2023

Italy rank

21st

Republic of Korea rank

18th

Energy imports and exports over time

Italy
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 84.6% against 79.6% in Italy, a difference of 5.0%.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 21st and Republic of Korea ranks 18th of 142 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	84.4%	87.9%	3.5%	Republic of Korea
2000s	86.3%	86.6%	0.3%	Republic of Korea
2010s	81.4%	87.7%	6.3%	Republic of Korea
2020s	79.2%	84.9%	5.7%	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher energy imports and exports, Italy or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 84.6% against 79.6% in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in energy imports and exports between Italy and Republic of Korea?: 5.0%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Republic of Korea?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Italy and Republic of Korea rank globally for energy imports and exports?: Italy ranks 21st and Republic of Korea ranks 18th of 142 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Energy imports and exports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Energy imports and exports
Unit: % of energy use
Source: IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, IEA, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 142 places, 4,394 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Energy trade, measured as the percentage of energy use. Positive values indicate a country or region is a net importer of energy. Negative numbers indicate a country or region is a net exporter.