Korea vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Korea
12,227 current US$ per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
332.03 current US$ per person
in 2023
Korea rank
31st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
32nd
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time
- Korea
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Korea currently reports 12,227 current US$ per person against 332.03 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 11,895 current US$ per person.
That makes Korea's figure about 36.8 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Korea ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 6 and Sub-Saharan Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.9 current US$ per person | 14.14 current US$ per person | 7.24 current US$ per person | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1970s | 166.21 current US$ per person | 44.8 current US$ per person | 121.41 current US$ per person | Korea |
| 1980s | 818.58 current US$ per person | 57.66 current US$ per person | 760.92 current US$ per person | Korea |
| 1990s | 2,322 current US$ per person | 71.5 current US$ per person | 2,250 current US$ per person | Korea |
| 2000s | 5,521 current US$ per person | 249.31 current US$ per person | 5,271 current US$ per person | Korea |
| 2010s | 10,588 current US$ per person | 363.09 current US$ per person | 10,225 current US$ per person | Korea |
| 2020s | 11,945 current US$ per person | 322.32 current US$ per person | 11,623 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$), per capita, Korea or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Korea, at 12,227 current US$ per person against 332.03 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 11,895 current US$ per person, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
- Korea ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 32nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.