Korea vs Taiwan: Imports of goods, Volume, Cost insurance freight … CIF, 9/26/2025
Korea
2.72
in 2031
Taiwan
2.21
in 2031
Korea rank
17th
Taiwan rank
19th
Imports of goods, Volume, Cost insurance freight … CIF, 9/26/2025 over time
- Korea
- Taiwan
How they compare
Korea currently reports 2.72 against 2.21 in Taiwan, a difference of 0.51.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.2 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Taiwan ahead.
Korea ranks 17th and Taiwan ranks 19th of 25 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 4 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.37 | 10.9 | 2.53 | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 10.71 | 8.74 | 1.97 | Korea |
| 2000s | 8.33 | 3.85 | 4.48 | Korea |
| 2010s | 5.26 | 3.47 | 1.79 | Korea |
| 2020s | 3.24 | 6.41 | 3.16 | Taiwan |
| 2030s | 2.75 | 2.21 | 0.5358 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods, volume, cost insurance freight (cif), percent change, Korea or Taiwan?
- Korea, at 2.72 against 2.21 in Taiwan as of 2031.
- What is the difference in imports of goods, volume, cost insurance freight (cif), percent change between Korea and Taiwan?
- 0.51, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Taiwan?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2031.
- How do Korea and Taiwan rank globally for imports of goods, volume, cost insurance freight (cif), percent change?
- Korea ranks 17th and Taiwan ranks 19th of 25 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Imports of goods, Volume, Cost insurance freight (CIF), Percent change (9/26/2025). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.