South Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): 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 (IDA & IBRD)
497.89 current US$ per person
in 2023
South Korea rank
31st
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
28th

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

  • South Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
05.0k10.0k15.0k196019912023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 12,227 current US$ per person against 497.89 current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 11,729 current US$ per person.

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

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

South Korea ranks 31st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 28th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 (IDA & IBRD)
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 161.62 current US$ per person 2,160 current US$ per person South Korea
2000s 5,521 current US$ per person 418.48 current US$ per person 5,102 current US$ per person South Korea
2010s 10,588 current US$ per person 535.41 current US$ per person 10,052 current US$ per person South Korea
2020s 11,945 current US$ per person 454.56 current US$ per person 11,491 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$), per capita, South Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
South Korea, at 12,227 current US$ per person against 497.89 current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
11,729 current US$ per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do South Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
South Korea ranks 31st and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 28th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.