Korea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita

Korea
13,724 current US$ per person
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
621.05 current US$ per person
in 2025
Korea rank
29th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
29th

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

  • Korea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
05.0k10.0k15.0k196019922025

How they compare

Korea currently reports 13,724 current US$ per person against 621.05 current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 13,103 current US$ per person.

That makes Korea's figure about 22.1 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.

Korea ranks 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 6 and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 7.22 current US$ per person 31.76 current US$ per person 24.54 current US$ per person Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1970s 170.66 current US$ per person 134.37 current US$ per person 36.29 current US$ per person Korea
1980s 853.45 current US$ per person 216.48 current US$ per person 636.97 current US$ per person Korea
1990s 2,347 current US$ per person 178.85 current US$ per person 2,168 current US$ per person Korea
2000s 5,580 current US$ per person 414.75 current US$ per person 5,166 current US$ per person Korea
2010s 10,720 current US$ per person 581.44 current US$ per person 10,139 current US$ per person Korea
2020s 12,454 current US$ per person 565.6 current US$ per person 11,888 current US$ per person Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per capita, Korea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Korea, at 13,724 current US$ per person against 621.05 current US$ per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per capita between Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
13,103 current US$ per person, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Korea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
Korea ranks 29th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 29th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.