Korea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Commercial service exports (current US$), per square kilometre

Korea
1.29 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
3,142 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Korea rank
32nd
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
35th

Commercial service exports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Korea
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 1.29 million current US$ per square kilometre against 3,142 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 1.29 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Korea's figure about 410.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 48 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th of 198 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 29,937 current US$ per square kilometre 231.72 current US$ per square kilometre 29,706 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1980s 71,619 current US$ per square kilometre 322.98 current US$ per square kilometre 71,296 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
1990s 200,366 current US$ per square kilometre 556.61 current US$ per square kilometre 199,809 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2000s 522,024 current US$ per square kilometre 1,297 current US$ per square kilometre 520,727 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2010s 996,785 current US$ per square kilometre 2,435 current US$ per square kilometre 994,350 current US$ per square kilometre Korea
2020s 1.20 million current US$ per square kilometre 2,572 current US$ per square kilometre 1.20 million current US$ per square kilometre Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Korea or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Korea, at 1.29 million current US$ per square kilometre against 3,142 current US$ per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in commercial service exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
1.29 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for commercial service exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Korea ranks 32nd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 35th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service exports (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service exports (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 9,320 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.