Americas vs Republic of Korea: Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global
Americas
16.6%
in 2024
Republic of Korea
2.0%
in 2024
Americas rank
9th
Republic of Korea rank
14th
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global over time
- Americas
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Americas currently reports 16.6% against 2.0% in Republic of Korea, a difference of 14.6%.
That makes Americas's figure about 8.2 times Republic of Korea's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, Americas has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 9th and Republic of Korea ranks 14th of 40 groups.
Americas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.3% | 2.3% | 17.0% | Americas |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 2.3% | 14.9% | Americas |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 2.1% | 14.1% | Americas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global, Americas or Republic of Korea?
- Americas, at 16.6% against 2.0% in Republic of Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global between Americas and Republic of Korea?
- 14.6%, with Americas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Republic of Korea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Americas and Republic of Korea rank globally for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- Americas ranks 9th and Republic of Korea ranks 14th of 40 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global services imports (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.