Afghanistan vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita

Afghanistan
21.12 current US$ per person
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
23 current US$ per person
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
204th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
203rd

Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 23 current US$ per person against 21.12 current US$ per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.88 current US$ per person.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 204th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 203rd of 206 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1980s 49.38 current US$ per person 66.86 current US$ per person 17.48 current US$ per person Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 14.25 current US$ per person 50.28 current US$ per person 36.03 current US$ per person Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 11.88 current US$ per person 55 current US$ per person 43.12 current US$ per person Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 17.52 current US$ per person 109.8 current US$ per person 92.28 current US$ per person Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2020s 19.76 current US$ per person 10.27 current US$ per person 9.49 current US$ per person Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per capita, Afghanistan or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 23 current US$ per person against 21.12 current US$ per person in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per capita between Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
1.88 current US$ per person, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
Afghanistan ranks 204th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 203rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports (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, 14,893 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (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.