South Korea vs Saudi Arabia: Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita

South Korea
3,549 current US$ per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
3,302 current US$ per person
in 2025
South Korea rank
50th
Saudi Arabia rank
52nd

Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita over time

  • South Korea
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 3,549 current US$ per person against 3,302 current US$ per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 247 current US$ per person.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

South Korea ranks 50th and Saudi Arabia ranks 52nd of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1970s 64.81 current US$ per person 1,492 current US$ per person 1,427 current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
1980s 111.77 current US$ per person 1,790 current US$ per person 1,678 current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
1990s 448.9 current US$ per person 936.23 current US$ per person 487.33 current US$ per person Saudi Arabia
2000s 1,200 current US$ per person 1,111 current US$ per person 89.61 current US$ per person South Korea
2010s 2,231 current US$ per person 2,109 current US$ per person 122.12 current US$ per person South Korea
2020s 2,849 current US$ per person 2,662 current US$ per person 187.07 current US$ per person South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports (current us$), per capita, South Korea or Saudi Arabia?
South Korea, at 3,549 current US$ per person against 3,302 current US$ per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in commercial service imports (current us$), per capita between South Korea and Saudi Arabia?
247 current US$ per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Saudi Arabia?
50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for commercial service imports (current us$), per capita?
South Korea ranks 50th and Saudi Arabia ranks 52nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial service imports (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
246 places, 9,738 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.