Korea, Republic of vs Kuwait: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita
Korea, Republic of
13,724 current US$ per person
in 2025
Kuwait
14,814 current US$ per person
in 2025
Korea, Republic of rank
29th
Kuwait rank
27th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita over time
- Korea, Republic of
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 14,814 current US$ per person against 13,724 current US$ per person in Korea, Republic of, a difference of 1,090 current US$ per person.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Republic of's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kuwait ahead.
Korea, Republic of ranks 29th and Kuwait ranks 27th of 206 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea, Republic of | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.22 current US$ per person | 2,508 current US$ per person | 2,501 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 170.66 current US$ per person | 6,783 current US$ per person | 6,612 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 853.45 current US$ per person | 6,484 current US$ per person | 5,631 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 2,347 current US$ per person | 5,765 current US$ per person | 3,418 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 5,580 current US$ per person | 16,958 current US$ per person | 11,377 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 10,720 current US$ per person | 22,273 current US$ per person | 11,553 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 12,454 current US$ per person | 15,473 current US$ per person | 3,019 current US$ per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per capita, Korea, Republic of or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 14,814 current US$ per person against 13,724 current US$ per person in Korea, Republic of as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per capita between Korea, Republic of and Kuwait?
- 1,090 current US$ per person, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Republic of and Kuwait?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Korea, Republic of and Kuwait rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
- Korea, Republic of ranks 29th and Kuwait ranks 27th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.