Early-demographic dividend vs South Korea: Fuel imports

Early-demographic dividend
15.7%
in 2024
South Korea
25.7%
in 2024
Early-demographic dividend rank
29th
South Korea rank
26th

Fuel imports over time

  • Early-demographic dividend
  • South Korea
010203040196219932024

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 25.7% against 15.7% in Early-demographic dividend, a difference of 10.0%.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.6 times Early-demographic dividend's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Early-demographic dividend ahead.

Early-demographic dividend ranks 29th and South Korea ranks 26th of 47 groups.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Early-demographic dividend South Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 5.5% 6.2% 0.7% South Korea
1970s 10.4% 14.0% 3.6% South Korea
1980s 15.2% 24.4% 9.2% South Korea
1990s 10.5% 17.1% 6.7% South Korea
2000s 14.5% 25.5% 11.0% South Korea
2010s 15.4% 28.6% 13.2% South Korea
2020s 15.5% 24.6% 9.1% South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fuel imports, Early-demographic dividend or South Korea?
South Korea, at 25.7% against 15.7% in Early-demographic dividend as of 2024.
What is the difference in fuel imports between Early-demographic dividend and South Korea?
10.0%, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Early-demographic dividend and South Korea?
59 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
How do Early-demographic dividend and South Korea rank globally for fuel imports?
Early-demographic dividend ranks 29th and South Korea ranks 26th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,984 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.