Korea vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Korea
12,384 current US$ per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
370.53 current US$ per person
in 2023
Korea rank
36th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
36th

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

  • Korea
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
05.0k10.0k15.0k196019912023

How they compare

Korea currently reports 12,384 current US$ per person against 370.53 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 12,013 current US$ per person.

That makes Korea's figure about 33.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

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

Korea ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 24.51 current US$ per person 14.48 current US$ per person 10.04 current US$ per person Korea
1970s 218.04 current US$ per person 44.36 current US$ per person 173.68 current US$ per person Korea
1980s 794.19 current US$ per person 60.69 current US$ per person 733.5 current US$ per person Korea
1990s 2,326 current US$ per person 79.47 current US$ per person 2,247 current US$ per person Korea
2000s 5,252 current US$ per person 216.25 current US$ per person 5,036 current US$ per person Korea
2010s 9,563 current US$ per person 371.39 current US$ per person 9,192 current US$ per person Korea
2020s 11,797 current US$ per person 336.85 current US$ per person 11,461 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$), per capita, Korea or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Korea, at 12,384 current US$ per person against 370.53 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
12,013 current US$ per person, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Korea and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Korea ranks 36th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.