South Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

South Korea
12,227 current US$ per person
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
496.45 current US$ per person
in 2023
South Korea rank
31st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
29th

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

  • South Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
05.0k10.0k15.0k196019912023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 12,227 current US$ per person against 496.45 current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 11,731 current US$ per person.

That makes South Korea's figure about 24.6 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

South Korea ranks 31st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 6 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 6.9 current US$ per person 23.59 current US$ per person 16.69 current US$ per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1970s 166.21 current US$ per person 66 current US$ per person 100.21 current US$ per person South Korea
1980s 818.58 current US$ per person 173.87 current US$ per person 644.71 current US$ per person South Korea
1990s 2,322 current US$ per person 160.66 current US$ per person 2,161 current US$ per person South Korea
2000s 5,521 current US$ per person 416.3 current US$ per person 5,104 current US$ per person South Korea
2010s 10,588 current US$ per person 533.28 current US$ per person 10,054 current US$ per person South Korea
2020s 11,945 current US$ per person 453.28 current US$ per person 11,492 current US$ per person South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, South Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
South Korea, at 12,227 current US$ per person against 496.45 current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
11,731 current US$ per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
South Korea ranks 31st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.