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
05.0k10.0k15.0k196019912023

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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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.