Africa Eastern and Southern vs Korea: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Africa Eastern and Southern
387 current US$ per person
in 2023
Korea
12,384 current US$ per person
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
33rd
Korea rank
36th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Korea
05.0k10.0k15.0k196019912023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 12,384 current US$ per person against 387 current US$ per person in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 11,997 current US$ per person.

That makes Korea's figure about 32.0 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 33rd and Korea ranks 36th of 44 groups.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 12.45 current US$ per person 24.51 current US$ per person 12.06 current US$ per person Korea
1970s 26.53 current US$ per person 218.04 current US$ per person 191.5 current US$ per person Korea
1980s 41.17 current US$ per person 794.19 current US$ per person 753.02 current US$ per person Korea
1990s 63.18 current US$ per person 2,326 current US$ per person 2,263 current US$ per person Korea
2000s 239.64 current US$ per person 5,252 current US$ per person 5,012 current US$ per person Korea
2010s 395.2 current US$ per person 9,563 current US$ per person 9,168 current US$ per person Korea
2020s 353.68 current US$ per person 11,797 current US$ per person 11,444 current US$ per person Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Africa Eastern and Southern or Korea?
Korea, at 12,384 current US$ per person against 387 current US$ per person in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Africa Eastern and Southern and Korea?
11,997 current US$ per person, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Korea?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Korea rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 33rd and Korea ranks 36th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports 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, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports 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.