Africa Eastern and Southern vs Korea: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Africa Eastern and Southern
341 current US$ per person
in 2023
Korea
12,227 current US$ per person
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
30th
Korea rank
31st

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Korea
05.0k10.0k15.0k196019912023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 12,227 current US$ per person against 341 current US$ per person in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 11,886 current US$ per person.

That makes Korea's figure about 35.9 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 30th and Korea ranks 31st of 44 groups.

Across the 7 decades both report, Africa Eastern and Southern averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 12.39 current US$ per person 6.9 current US$ per person 5.49 current US$ per person Africa Eastern and Southern
1970s 22.76 current US$ per person 166.21 current US$ per person 143.45 current US$ per person Korea
1980s 28.74 current US$ per person 818.58 current US$ per person 789.84 current US$ per person Korea
1990s 46.14 current US$ per person 2,322 current US$ per person 2,275 current US$ per person Korea
2000s 222.71 current US$ per person 5,521 current US$ per person 5,298 current US$ per person Korea
2010s 339.24 current US$ per person 10,588 current US$ per person 10,248 current US$ per person Korea
2020s 330.38 current US$ per person 11,945 current US$ per person 11,615 current US$ per person Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Africa Eastern and Southern or Korea?
Korea, at 12,227 current US$ per person against 341 current US$ per person in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Africa Eastern and Southern and Korea?
11,886 current US$ per person, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Korea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Korea rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 30th and Korea ranks 31st of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (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.