Afghanistan vs North Korea: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita
Afghanistan
21.12 current US$ per person
in 2025
North Korea
23 current US$ per person
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
204th
North Korea rank
203rd
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- North Korea
How they compare
North Korea currently reports 23 current US$ per person against 21.12 current US$ per person in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.88 current US$ per person.
That makes North Korea'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 North Korea ranks 203rd of 206 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and North Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.38 current US$ per person | 66.86 current US$ per person | 17.48 current US$ per person | North Korea |
| 1990s | 14.25 current US$ per person | 50.28 current US$ per person | 36.03 current US$ per person | North Korea |
| 2000s | 11.88 current US$ per person | 55 current US$ per person | 43.12 current US$ per person | North Korea |
| 2010s | 17.52 current US$ per person | 109.8 current US$ per person | 92.28 current US$ per person | North Korea |
| 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$), per capita, Afghanistan or North Korea?
- North Korea, at 23 current US$ per person against 21.12 current US$ per person in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per capita between Afghanistan and North Korea?
- 1.88 current US$ per person, with North Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and North Korea?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and North Korea rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 204th and North Korea ranks 203rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.